A Lafayette man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison in connection with the death of a 16-year-old Northside High School student who was shot while sitting in a car with other girls on July 11, 2021, our media partners at The Advocate report.

Roytravian Simpson, 20, was indicted in 2022 along with his younger brother for second-degree murder in the death of Ja'Nya Hebert , the newspaper reports.

A Northside High School junior and competitive dancer who wanted to attend Grambling and join their dance team, Hebert was shot in the back while sitting in a vehicle in the 200 block of Harrington Drive in a car full of other girls, the Advocate reports.

Simpson recently struck a deal in which he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. He a

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