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RED BATON, La. – On a rainy Saturday night at Tiger Stadium, LSU observed a minute of silence before the game against Ole Miss to honor basketball player Wayde Sims, shot the day before.
"LSU is mourning the loss of one of our own," said LSU public address announcer Dan Borne. "We will miss him all."
For a few moments, all we could hear was the buzz of a helicopter overhead.
Borne also changed his normal introduction from "It's Saturday night in Death Valley" to "It's Saturday night at Tiger Stadium".
In addition, "Wayde 44" was seen at several places in the stadium, including a sticker on each placard inside the press. (The uniform number of the Sims was 44.) A group of LSU students painted their bodies to spell "# Forever44."
This is for Wayde pic.twitter.com/ON53yIMhnI
– Football LSU (@LSUfootball) September 30, 2018
A moment to remember Wayde Sims pic.twitter.com/kvg3jxtLhd
– Football LSU (@LSUfootball) September 30, 2018
Sims, who grew up near campus and followed in his father's footsteps to play basketball at LSU, was shot and injured during an altercation outside a Subway restaurant early Friday morning. He was 20 years old.
At a press conference held Friday later, astonished administration members gathered and talked about their grief. LSU Sports Director Joe Alleva said it may have been "the saddest day of my career". LSU basketball coach Will Wade described the 6-foot 6-inch Sims as an "incredible person".
"Anyone with whom he has come in contact, just likes him, loves his personality," said Wade. "It was just great to be there at all times."
Baton Rouge police announced Saturday they arrested Dyteon Simpson, 20, and charged him with second degree murder.
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