Keith Appling pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder
Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling pleaded guilty to a lesser count of second-degree murder on Monday, the day his trial was to begin in the May 2021 shooting death of a family member.
He also pleaded guilty to one felony firearm charge.
Appling, who turned 31 on Monday, was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Clyde Edmonds on May 22, 2021.
As part of the plea, Appling will be s