Ex-MSU star Keith Appling facing charges in Jackson County shooting DPD Posted at 4:06 PM, Jul 06, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-06 16:06:46-04 (WXYZ) â Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Appling is now facing charges in connection with a second shooting. Appling is already facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a 66-year-old man in Detroit on May 22. Appling has been charged with murder and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of felony firearm in that case. He has now been charged with 1 count of intent to do bodily harm and 1 county of Felony firearm in connection with a May 2 shooting at the home of his girlfriend in Jackson County.