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Ex-Michigan State basketball star arrested in connection with fatal shooting near Detroit
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Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened Saturday night near Detroit. The Detroit Free Press reported the news on Monday morning.
Appling was named a suspect in the fatal shooting over the weekend. He was arrested without incident on Monday and a firearm was recovered at the time of the arrest.
According to the Detroit Police Department, Appling was in an altercation with a man before allegedly firing multiple gun shots and fleeing the scene in a tan-colored Buick Regal. A 66-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Appling played for the Spartans from 2011-14. During his four-year career, he averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds per contest.
Appling got a brief chance in the NBA, playing in five games for the Orlando Magic in 2016. He went 2-for-8 from the floor, scoring six points and committing five fouls in his short-lived NBA career.
This is not Appling’s first run-in with the law. According to the Detroit Free Press, he was sentenced to one year in jail in 2017 for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting and obstructing a police officer in Wayne County. In 2019, he was sentenced to 18 months of probation after officers found heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB