Child who drowned at YMCA Wednesday identified

Published 1:35 pm Friday, June 19, 2020

The name of the child who died as a result of drowning Wednesday at the Junius Ward Johnson YMCA has been released.

Tre’Vion Gray, 8, was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon after life-saving efforts on the part of lifeguards, emergency medical first responders and teams at Merit Health River Region were not successful.

Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey, in confirming Gray’s identity Friday, said Gray was unresponsive when he was pulled from the pool and that a doctor at the hospital called Gray’s time of death at 3:52 p.m.

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W. H. Jefferson Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements, which have not yet been finalized.

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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