LSU player Wayde Simms killed in overnight shooting near Southern University

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims killed in shooting near Southern University


By Danae Leake | September 28, 2018 at 4:11 AM CDT - Updated September 28 at 8:00 AM


LSU will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Friday. Watch WAFB on air, online and on Facebook to view the press conference.

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU basketball player Wayde Sims, 20, was killed in an early Friday shooting near Southern University, according to Baton Rouge police.

Detectives are investigating the homicide that happened in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard around 12:25 a.m. This is located across the street from Mumford Stadium and the tennis courts.

Police said Sims, a junior attending LSU with a forward position on the team, was transported to a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound. Police said Sims died due to the injury.


Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

In his sophomore season, Sims played 32 games with 10 starts, and was the 2014-2015 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year.

 

[Eco]

Yeah, I woke up to this.

Absolutely awful shit. Supposedly this was for Southern's homecoming too?

 

[lilchi721]

Will they show the press conference on the SEC Network?

 

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

Will they show the press conference on the SEC Network?

Not sure but is suppose to be on the local media, so if interested might be able to stream it at one of these WAFB or WBRZ.

 

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

Yeah, I woke up to this.

Absolutely awful shit. Supposedly this was for Southern's homecoming too?

You are correct it is Homecoming week for Southern.

 

[jontaejones]

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims killed in shooting near Southern University


By Danae Leake | September 28, 2018 at 4:11 AM CDT - Updated September 28 at 8:00 AM


LSU will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Friday. Watch WAFB on air, online and on Facebook to view the press conference.

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU basketball player Wayde Sims, 20, was killed in an early Friday shooting near Southern University, according to Baton Rouge police.

Detectives are investigating the homicide that happened in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard around 12:25 a.m. This is located across the street from Mumford Stadium and the tennis courts.

Police said Sims, a junior attending LSU with a forward position on the team, was transported to a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound. Police said Sims died due to the injury.


Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

In his sophomore season, Sims played 32 games with 10 starts, and was the 2014-2015 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year.

Damn shame.

I remember his father too.

Just feel terrible for them.