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Ex-Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling a suspect in fatal shooting in Detroit

Former Michigan State basketball star Keith Appling has been named a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Saturday night on Detroit's west side.

According to the Detroit Police Department, Appling and a 66-year-old man had a verbal altercation that became physical on the 13200 block of Whitcomb, near Greenfield and Schoolcraft.

Police say Appling fired multiple gun shots and then fled the scene in a newer model tan-colored Buick Regal.

The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The police identified Appling, 29, a 6-foot-2, 200 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, as the suspect and said he is considered armed and dangerous.