<p>DETROIT &mdash; Detroit police named a former Michigan State University basketball star as the suspect in a deadly shooting late Saturday.</p>
<p>Keith Appling, 29, was wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 66-year-old man, according to a police news release. The slain man was not immediately identified.</p>
<p>Police said Appling and the man got into an argument Saturday evening that escalated into a physical fight. Appling is accused of firing several shots, fatally wounding the man. Police said Appling drove away from the scene and has not been captured.</p>
<p>Appling faced <a href="https://apnews.com/article/6bbc5dfe66d9e09dcbb887b3347cf0aa">drug charges</a> in February 2020, and according to news outlets was sentenced in December to 18 months probation. In 2017, he was sentenced to a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/4ee718e08aec48298a42b11d0a3076a8">year in jail</a> for carrying a concealed weapon and resisting police.</p>
<p>Appling played for Michigan State from 2010 to 2014. He also played basketball overseas and had two brief contracts with the Orlando Magic.</p>