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Alabama Forward Darius Miles Reportedly Charged With Capital Murder

The University of Alabama Basketball department has received horrible news yesterday.

Their junior forward, Darius Miles has been charged with capital murder. The basketball player was one of two men charged in the fatal shooting that took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, early Sunday morning, that led to the tragic death of a 23-year-old woman.

Video of Darius Miles leaving the Tuscaloosa County Jail after being charged with capital murder following an early morning fatal shooting on the Strip in Tuscaloosa pic.twitter.com/zbBdQ0VKhb

— Ben Flanagan (@ThisBenFlanagan) January 15, 2023

In response, Alabama has scrubbed Miles’ biography from the team’s site and released a statement:

The University of Alabama just sent the following statement on the arrest of basketball player Darius Miles. pic.twitter.com/v3NHhaM36e

— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) January 15, 2023

Miles had played in 53 games over his three-year career with Alabama, averaging 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game during that time.