{"id":291072,"date":"2026-05-31T19:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291072\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:22:28","slug":"update-18-year-old-gavin-yates-lyons-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291072\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: 18-year-old Gavin Yates-Lyons passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) \u2014 A man who graduated Saturday, May 23, from Lowndes High School has passed away after being critically injured in a Tallahassee shooting that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to his family and the Lowndes Football Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The graduate was identified as Gavin Yates-Lyons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The graduate\u2019s name is Gavin Yates-Lyons.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2OFARKHCLBFG3JZC25P23B23VQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The graduate\u2019s name is Gavin Yates-Lyons.(WALB NEWS 10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials in Tallahassee said the shooting may have been the result of an \u201cunsanctioned pop-up party.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; LEARN MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walb.com\/2026\/05\/24\/tpd-multiple-people-shot-during-large-gathering-tallahassee-parking-garage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.walb.com\/2026\/05\/24\/tpd-multiple-people-shot-during-large-gathering-tallahassee-parking-garage\/\">Multiple people shot during large gathering in Tallahassee parking garage, TPD says<\/a> &lt;&lt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The shooting incident was reportedly at a parking garage. Yates-Lyons\u2019 injuries were life-threatening, and he was taken to the hospital, according to Tallahassee Police. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Yates-Lyons had signed to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballstatesports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ballstatesports.com\/\">Ball State<\/a> in the fall to play collegiate football.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The graduate\u2019s name is Gavin Yates-Lyons.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PQWAKEMKLBE3BF2SX5MIRYIU3E.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The graduate\u2019s name is Gavin Yates-Lyons.(WALB NEWS 10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials said two others were shot and taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Below you can find previous coverage from our 11 a.m. \u201cWhat\u2019s Going On\u201d newscast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The family of Yates-Lyons created a GoFundMe, those who would like do donate can donate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/supporting-gavins-family-bayn8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/supporting-gavins-family-bayn8\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Further details are limited at this time. 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