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07-06-2010, 03:30 PM
Police say Vick not involved in shooting; suspect identified
NFL.com Wire Reports
Police said Tuesday that they have identified the person responsible for the June 25 shooting outside a Virginia Beach, Va., nightclub and exonerated Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
"There are no other suspects in this case, including Michael Vick," the police said in a statement, according to the newspaper.
Police also said that they can't charge the shooter, whom they didn't identify, because the victim and some witnesses aren't being cooperative. According to Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, the victim is Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the dogfighting case that landed the quarterback in federal prison.
Vick has said he had nothing to do with the shooting, which occured after his 30th birthday party at the Guadalajara nightclub. He also said he reported the incident to the Eagles and to the NFL.
The Eagles released a statement Saturday refuting an Associated Press report that they were strongly considering releasing Vick, their backup quarterback, because of the shooting.
Woodward told The AP last Tuesday that Vick left the establishment at least 10 minutes, and perhaps as many as 20 minutes, before the shooting took place. But Allen Fabijan, spokesman for the nightclub, said the next day that he had video that contradicted Woodward's timeline.
The time-stamped footage from a surveillance camera outside the club's entrance shows a car with Vick inside leaving at 2:07 a.m. -- about 3 minutes before the shooting one block away.
The waiting car with Vick inside pulled away at about 2:07 a.m., heading in the direction of the eventual shooting. Numerous people were visible lingering in front of the club for several minutes until, at 2:10:55, they appear to be startled, with some ducking for cover.
Fabijan said police had asked him not to release the video, but he allowed The AP to view the grainy footage.
Vick's face isn't discernible; a man whom Fabijan said is Vick appears moving toward a parked car at 2:04 a.m. A crowd quickly gathered, and Fabijan said Vick accommodated fans trying to get an autograph, to pose for a photo or to shake hands -- so much so that a club security guard eventually moved in to disperse the crowd.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d818ffdbb/article/police-say-vick-not-involved-in-shooting-suspect-identified
NFL.com Wire Reports
Police said Tuesday that they have identified the person responsible for the June 25 shooting outside a Virginia Beach, Va., nightclub and exonerated Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
"There are no other suspects in this case, including Michael Vick," the police said in a statement, according to the newspaper.
Police also said that they can't charge the shooter, whom they didn't identify, because the victim and some witnesses aren't being cooperative. According to Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, the victim is Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the dogfighting case that landed the quarterback in federal prison.
Vick has said he had nothing to do with the shooting, which occured after his 30th birthday party at the Guadalajara nightclub. He also said he reported the incident to the Eagles and to the NFL.
The Eagles released a statement Saturday refuting an Associated Press report that they were strongly considering releasing Vick, their backup quarterback, because of the shooting.
Woodward told The AP last Tuesday that Vick left the establishment at least 10 minutes, and perhaps as many as 20 minutes, before the shooting took place. But Allen Fabijan, spokesman for the nightclub, said the next day that he had video that contradicted Woodward's timeline.
The time-stamped footage from a surveillance camera outside the club's entrance shows a car with Vick inside leaving at 2:07 a.m. -- about 3 minutes before the shooting one block away.
The waiting car with Vick inside pulled away at about 2:07 a.m., heading in the direction of the eventual shooting. Numerous people were visible lingering in front of the club for several minutes until, at 2:10:55, they appear to be startled, with some ducking for cover.
Fabijan said police had asked him not to release the video, but he allowed The AP to view the grainy footage.
Vick's face isn't discernible; a man whom Fabijan said is Vick appears moving toward a parked car at 2:04 a.m. A crowd quickly gathered, and Fabijan said Vick accommodated fans trying to get an autograph, to pose for a photo or to shake hands -- so much so that a club security guard eventually moved in to disperse the crowd.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d818ffdbb/article/police-say-vick-not-involved-in-shooting-suspect-identified