Detroit — Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Appling is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday evening on the city's west side, police said.
At about 7:10 p.m. in the 13200 block of Whitcomb, a 66-year-old man and the 29-year-old suspect got into a verbal altercation, which turned physical, police said in a statement. The suspect fired multiple gunshots at the victim, fatally wounding him, officials said. After the shooting, the suspect fled in a newer model tan Buick Regal.
The suspect was identified as Appling, whom police described as approximately 6-foot-2, 200 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, according to the statement.