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Keith Appling. (Photo: Detroit Police)
A Detroit man who was once one of the state's top ball players is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a 66-year-old man following an argument and phsyical fight.
Police say Keith Appling, who played for Michigan State University from 2010 to 2014, shot the man just after 7 p.m. Saturday on Whitcomb, near Schoolcraft and Greenfield. The 29-year-old is said to be "armed and dangerous."
Since college, Appling has been in and out of the NBA as an undrafted free agent and developed a criminal record. He went to jail in 2017 for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting a police officer and last year was charged with delivery or manufacture of heroin. In between, he played for leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Appling graduated from Pershing High School and, in 2009, helped it to a state title by scoring a record 49 points at the championship game.
