The 18-year-old had yet to play a snap of football for Ball State.

Ball State football player Gavin Yates-Lyons has died at 18 after a shooting in Tallahassee left him critically wounded.

Ball State football player Gavin Yates-Lyons has died at age 18 after a shooting at a parking garage in Tallahassee, Florida, ...

An 18-year-old Ball State football player died from injuries after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting a week ago in ...

"The kid never missed a workout, never missed practice, and never wanted to come off the field. Everyone loved him" Payton-Jones' high school coach said Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. He ...

Ball State football defensive back Gavin Yates-Lyons has died following a shooting, just days after graduating from high ...

Gunnar Henderson Bible, 16, died May 27 after a prolonged fight against a series of serious illnesses. His mother thought ...

Deontavis Jamario Cooper, a 17-year-old football player set to attend Tulane, died in a tragic car crash in Tallahassee.

A college QB who spent one season in the NFL and 41 in his alma mater's radio booth died after a battle with Alzheimer's ...

An incoming Ball State freshman football player has died after being shot in a Florida parking garage last week.

A Florida sheriff's office is investigating a Mississippi teen's death. Shannon Thomas Tanner, 19, died days after graduation ...