Former Cat Desmond Allison Shot And Killed In Columbus, Ohio

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Walter Cornett
July 25, 2011

Desmond Allison

Former Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison was shot and killed in Columbus, OH according to police there. The 30-year old played for UK from 1998-2000 until he was kicked off the team by Tubby Smith in March of 2000 after a DUI arrest. Police say he was shot in the chest along with another man at an apartment complex in Columbus. Allison was pronounced dead at the hospital. The other man was injured, but no word on his condition.

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Walter Cornett

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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