Former LaFayette High School football player faces murder charge

Dimitri Miles

TROY, Ala. – A football player from LaFayette is facing a murder charge in connection with a shooting in Troy, Alabama.

Authorities say 21-year-old Dimitri Miles was apprehended late Sunday after he allegedly shot and killed 26-year-old Marquise McLendon at an apartment complex early that morning.

Miles graduated from LaFayette High School in 2010, where he played football and basketball.

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