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Man accused in shooting death of LSU basketball player indicted

Posted at 4:27 PM, Jan 24, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-24 17:41:26-05

The man accused in the fatal shooting of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has been indicted on a murder charge.

Dyteon Simpson has been indicted on one count of second-degree murder in the 2018 shooting that resulted in Sim’s death, according to WBRZ.

Dyteon Simpson
Dyteon Simpson, 20, was arrested Friday night in connection with the shooting death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.

Simpson, of Baker, was arrested shortly after the shooting.. The Baton Rouge Police Department released the video of the altercation hoping to identify any persons involved.  More can be found here

Read more on this indictment from WBRZ, here.

Last month, Sims’ family created a fund to help LSU students with emotional support dogs. Sims had a support dog.

Wayde Sims
LSU basketball player Wayde Sims was shot and killed near Southern University campus early Friday morning.