Tulane basketball player Teshaun Hightower was arrested Saturday and charged with murder in connection with a homicide in Stockbridge, Georgia, earlier this month.
Hightower was the Green Wave’s leading scorer in the 2019-20 season and is being charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a fireman and battery. He is scheduled to appear in court Sunday morning, according to ESPN.
Hightower, a native of Lithonia, Georgia, transferred to Tulane last year after playing two seasons at Georgia. He was initially going to enter the NBA draft before the sentencing.
A Henry County Police incident report indicated the shooting occurred at an apartment complex just before 11 a.m. ET on April 8. Devante Anthony Long was shot and later died at a hospital. Long was 24.
Hightower was one of six men who were subjects in the homicide investigation according to the Facebook post by the Henry County Police department, with five of the men being in custody.
Hightower, a 6-foot-5 junior at Tulane last season, averaged 16-points and 4.6 rebounds in his only season with the Green Wave.
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