Ex-Kansas star Lagerald Vick charged with attempted murder
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- Lagerald Vick, former Kansas Jayhawks basketball player, was charged with attempted first-degree murder after being arrested Saturday in Memphis in connection with an alleged July 4 shooting.
- Vick, 29, also faces a charge of using a firearm during a dangerous felony; bail is set at $1.5 million, with arraignment Monday and a bail review scheduled for Tuesday.
- A man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the back told police he was shot at approximately 11 p.m. on July 4 after seeing the shooter with a handgun under his armpit during a verbal confrontation, and he later identified Vick as the shooter in a photo lineup.
- Vick faces a separate July 30 court date for two felonies and a misdemeanor stemming from an earlier incident in which he was charged with allegedly breaking into a former girlfriend's home and theft.
- During his 2015 freshman season, Vick was the subject of a Title IX investigation after he allegedly punched a female student in the arm multiple times and kicked her in the face; he was never officially charged.
- Vick averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds during Kansas's 2018 Final Four run, which ended with a loss to eventual national champion Villanova; he played 94 games over four seasons from 2015 to 2019.
Why it matters: A former Kansas basketball standout now faces attempted first-degree murder charges stemming from a Memphis shooting, with bail set at $1.5 million underscoring the severity. The arrest follows two prior felony charges from an alleged home break-in and a 2015 Title IX investigation at Kansas that produced no charges — at least three reported legal entanglements across his post-college years.
