Tom Izzo knew Keith Appling was struggling.
However, the Hall of Fame coach would have been hard-pressed to ever believe his former captain was capable of committing murder.
“I didn’t see him ever (being able to) do something like that,” Izzo said on Wednesday.
On Monday, Appling was charged with first-degree murder in connection with a May 22 shooting in Detroit, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced. The 29-year-old Appling is charged in the fatal shooting of Clyde Edmonds, 66, on the front lawn of Edwards' home. His wife is the first cousin of Appling’s mother, according to the Prosecutor's Office.