🏀 LSU basketball player Wayde Sims killed in shooting near Southern University

[TerryP]

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims killed in shooting near Southern University

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 at the Subway in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard around 12:25 a.m. This is located across the street from Southern University campus.

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.

His father, Wayne Sims played basketball at LSU under Dale Brown.

 

[UAgrad93]

So sad! There is no regard for the value of a human life in young people anymore. Our SRO here at my school was talking about a conference that he attended several years ago. In it, they spoke about the belief that these first person shooter video games had desensitized young people. They truly didn't understand that in a video game, that person would come back, real life doesn't happen that way.
I long for the days of old when you settled a disagreement with your fists. You may whip his ass or he whips your ass, but then it was over!! GLORY DAYS!!

 

[#80]

Terrible ..... prayers go out to the family.

 

[rick4bama]

Sad day with someone lose a child! My prayers go out to the family!

 

[planomateo]

You just never know how far someone is willing to go. Amazes me how quick they catch some of these folks.