{"id":295323,"date":"2026-06-04T03:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295323\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T03:05:12","slug":"lowndes-high-grad-dies-nearly-one-week-after-being-shot-in-a-tallahassee-parking-garage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295323\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowndes High grad dies nearly one week after being shot in a Tallahassee parking garage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The Lowndes High School graduate and football commit who was shot in a Tallahassee parking garage has now passed away. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lowndes Head Football Coach Adam Carter confirmed there was an honor walk for Gavin Yates-Lyons on Saturday. It\u2019s a solemn ceremony for those who choose to be organ donors when they die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Yates-Lyons was shot less than 24 hours after graduating, and he was signed to play football for Ball State University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A <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\">GoFundMe<\/a> for Yates-Lyons said he finished high school early and started taking classes with Ball State in January. He graduated from Lowndes on May 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He\u2019s described as having a \u201ckind heart and deep love for his family and friends.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/24\/tpd-multiple-people-hurt-sunday-morning-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/24\/tpd-multiple-people-hurt-sunday-morning-shooting\/\">The shooting happened on May 24 around 5 a.m.<\/a> on Chapel Drive, and the Tallahassee Police Department said two other people were also hurt. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TPD has not made any arrests. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the police department at (850) 891-4200. 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