Alabama basketball playerDarius Miles has been charged with the murderof a young woman killed near the school’s campus Sunday, PEOPLE has confirmed.
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After his arrest Miles, 21, was immediately removed from the team,the school said in a statement, per AP News.
“We were made aware of the recent charge against student-athlete Darius Miles; he has been removed from campus and is no longer a member of the Alabama men’s basketball team,” the university said of the Washington D.C. native, whose bio is no longer on the team’s site.
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Local affiliate ABC 33/40 said that the driver of the victim’s vehicle drove to find help and found a UAPD police officer near Bryant-Denny stadium.
The driver told police that they fired back in self-defense, striking one of the suspects, who appeared to have a non-life-threatening injury, police told the outlet. After interviewing witnesses in the area and viewing surveillance footage, they were able tofind and arrest both suspectswho remain in jail without bond.
ESPN reported that Kennedydeclined to disclose who fired the gun or who was hurt.
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Miles was a reserve on the Crimson Tide team and had been out for the season with an ankle injury,the school announced before their game against LSUon Saturday.
The University of Alabama did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
