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LSU to hold 10 a.m. press conference regarding shooting death of Wayde Sims

LSU basketball will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Friday (Sept. 28) regarding the shooting death of junior forward Wayde Sims.

Sims, 20, was shot around 12:25 a.m. in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A native son of Baton Rouge, he prepped at University High on LSU's campus. His father, Wayne, played at LSU from 1987-91.

LSU basketball coach Will Wade released a statement through the school in which he said "we are heartbroken.