Keith Appling has reportedly been arrested.
According to ESPN, the former Michigan State guard was arrested Monday in Michigan after he allegedly shot and killed a 66-year-old man during a weekend dispute in Detroit. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in Detroit.
Appling is accused of firing several shots, fatally wounding a 66-year-old man and driving away from the scene. https://t.co/pz5AoIZp8o pic.twitter.com/q3ZTw13M2Y
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 24, 2021
The former superstar for Tom Izzo was taken into custody by state police in Chelsea, which is about 55 miles away from Detroit. A weapon was found during the arrest, according to the same report.
It’s not mentioned right now what charges Appling will face.
BREAKING: Right now @detroitpolice are searching for former MSU basketball star Keith Appling, who is a suspect in a fatal shooting of a 66 year old tonight in Detroit.@wxyzdetroit pic.twitter.com/9P8yaCYWvV
— Brett Kast WXYZ (@brettkast) May 23, 2021
As always, Appling has every right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. That’s the system we have here in America.
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Having said that, this is about as serious as it gets. Appling is accused of killing an elderly man during a dispute by shooting him to death.
If he’s found guilty of whatever charges they slap on him, then he’s going to likely be spending years behind bars.
For a guy who had so much potential during his time with the Spartans, his life has seemingly fallen apart. What a tragic and cautionary tale.