LSU's Wayde Sims killed in shooting

LSU junior basketball forward Wayde Sims was shot and killed near the Southern University campus early Friday morning following an outing at a concert.  

“We are all devastated, “said head coach Will Wade. “We need your prayers for Wayde, for his family, for all of us. We are heartbroken.”

According to police reports, Sims wa shot at a Subway restaurant across from Southern University's football stadium around 12:25 a.m. Friday. He was then rushed to a local hospital, where he passed away from the gunshot wound. 

“We are stunned and shaken," LSU President F. King Alexander said. "To say we are grief-stricken is an understatement. Wayde was a beloved member of the LSU community whose leadership was treasured by his coach and his teammates. I knew him personally and liked him tremendously. The void left by his passing will be immense, and we ask that you keep his family in your prayers.”

From an official LSU release school officials were notified of Sims’ passing early Friday morning. Counselors and support have been made immediately available to teammates and friends at LSU.

Sims is the son of former LSU basketball player Wayne Sims who at LSU from 1987 to 1991.