Promising College Football Player Shot Dead at 19

[ PHOTO: ABC 13 WVEC-HAMPTON ROADS ]

Dy-Shawn Simpkins, a promising football player who signed to play with Norfolk State, has been shot dead, according to several media reports. Simpkins, a 6-foot-1, 175 pound cornerback was one of Norfolk State’s first signings back in January, and the Virginian Pilot reported he participated in spring workouts. He had originally committed to Navy before changing…