A former player from the Kansas men’s basketball team has been charged with attempted first-degree murder following a reported incident earlier this month.
Lagerald Vick, known for his tenure with the Jayhawks from 2015 to 2019, is also under indictment for using a firearm during a dangerous felony, as detailed by The Kansas City Star on Sunday.
On Saturday, Vick was detained by Memphis authorities and taken to Shelby County Jail, where his bail was set at $1.5 million.
These charges stem from an incident on July 5, which prompted law enforcement to respond to a reported shooting, ultimately resulting in the victim being hospitalized at Regional One Hospital.
According to the victim, the altercation began on July 4 at a party. Around 11 p.m., a verbal dispute ensued with a man reportedly concealing a handgun under his arm. As the victim attempted to flee, he was shot in the back.
The victim was transported to the hospital by a private vehicle.
The shooting victim gave investigators the alleged shooter’s first name, which led them to Vick, and he was later identified in a photo lineup as the suspected gunman.
Vick is due in court on Monday for arraignment and will be back in court Tuesday for a bail review hearing, according to the Kansas City Star.
The former hooper had a previous run-in with the law following an incident earlier this year that resulted in two felony charges and a misdemeanor, including aggravated burglary, theft of property, and a misdemeanor vandalism charge.
He is said to have broken into an ex-girlfriend’s house and allegedly stolen several electronic devices and unscrewed a camera that was on the porch. Vick is due back in court on July 30 related to that case.
And back during his freshman year at KU, a Title IX investigation found that he had likely hit a female student several times in 2015 after he was accused of punching the female in the arm multiple times and kicking her in the face.
Vick started 41 games during his tenure at Kansas and appeared in 94 contests, averaging 14.1 points per game his senior year before leaving the team in early February.