- -- Marcus Vick did not Leave Restaurant Until after Shooting --
Thu Jul 1, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com
- The Newport News Daily Press reports more details have surfaced in connection with the shooting that occurred after Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick's birthday party in Virginia Beach last week. Guadalajara restaurant spokesman Allen Fabijan said time-stamped video shows the party crowd of approximately 300 exiting the restaurant as requested by security at 1:45 a.m., Friday. Vick and his entourage walked out the door between 1:55 and 2 a.m. Vick stood outside the establishment until 2:07 shaking hands and signing autographs. He then got into the backseat of one of two cars parked in front of the restaurant. At 2:10, shots rang out from the direction the two cars had traveled. Fabijan stressed that he is not saying Vick was involved in the shooting that wounded Quanis Phillips, a party attendee and a co-defendant of Vick's in the federal dogfighting case that sent both men to prison. But Fabijan said he is disputing the account of Vick's lawyer, Larry Woodward, who claims that Vick "was long gone" when the shooting occurred. Fabijan said that Vick's brother, Marcus Vick, remained in the restaurant until about 2:23 a.m., settling with the entertainment company that rented Guadalajara for the party.
-- Police and Feds Taking Closer Look at Michael Vick after Shooting --
Thu Jul 1, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com
- The Philadelphia Daily News reports Virginia Beach police are now more interested in Eagles QB Michael Vick and his potential involvement in a shooting at his birthday party. "Right now, we don't really have a title for him," police spokesman Adam Bernstein said yesterday. That's a clear departure from Friday's declaration. Then, police said they had "no interest" in Vick after a shooting occurred outside of a bar/restaurant where Vick, a former Pro Bowl quarterback, had been celebrating his 30th birthday. How much time elapsed between him leaving and the shooting early Friday morning, as well as more witness evidence, has changed that stance. Bernstein confirmed that on Tuesday police obtained a surveillance video from the club that, according to news reports, shows Vick and his entourage left just minutes before the shooting. Vick's lawyer, Larry "Woody" Woodward, said Friday that Vick left the club long before the shooting. Party attendee and former Falcons teammate WR Roddy White insisted the same. Complicating matters: The shooting victim has been identified by media outlets as Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the case that sent Vick to prison for 18 months on gambling and dogfighting convictions. Several reports indicate that Phillips might have been ejected from the establishment, the Guadalajara, after causing a disturbance at the party, although a spokesman for the Guadalajara disputed those reports. Now, investigators won't characterize Vick as a suspect, a person of interest or a witness, Bernstein said. They just want more time. "We didn't know anything" when they were asked Friday morning about their interest in Vick's involvement in the shooting, Bernstein said. "Since then, we have viewed this video. And more people have come forward, giving information," Bernstein said. Vick is on probation, and, according to one source, his federal probation officer in Norfolk is investigating the incident as well.
Eagles Face Decision on Vick's Future --
Thu Jul 1, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com
The
Philadelphia Inquirer reports as details continue to emerge about the timeline of
QB Michael Vick's departure from the scene of a shooting last week, the Eagles face a deadline for a decision on their backup quarterback. A discrepancy has emerged between what Vick's lawyer told reporters about when the Eagles' quarterback left a party last Friday, and when a codefendant in Vick's dog fighting case was shot. The question for the Eagles is: What happens if Vick does not return to the team because of this incident? The Eagles did speak with 40-year-old
QB Jeff Garcia's agent in April, but nothing came of those conversations. Rookie
QB Mike Kakfa is currently the third quarterback, behind
Vick and starting
QB Kevin Kolb. A team spokesman Wednesday said the club was sticking by its statement of last Friday, that it was "in the process of gathering all the facts," about an incident that left a man shot in the leg outside a Virginia Beach nightclub that hosted Vick's 30th birthday party. At that time, a team source said, the Eagles were led to believe that Vick had left the party before the shooting. Vick's lawyer,
Larry Woodward, told the
Hampton Roads Daily Press that his client "was long gone before the shooting," and estimated to the Associated Press that Vick had left Quadalajara's Restaurant at least 10 minutes before the incident. One of the nightclub's owners, however, has shown news outlets the club's surveillance video that apparently shows Vick and his entourage leaving just three minutes before shots were heard. A car believed to be carrying Vick left at 2:07 a.m. A crowd is seen lingering in front of the club after the car vacates the premises, until some patrons appear to duck for cover at 2:10. Virginia Beach police said they received the first 911 call at 2:11. The authorities now have the video, according to police spokesman
Adam Bernstein. He would not elaborate on whether police were looking into the supposed discrepancy in the timeline. He did confirm that Vick voluntarily met with police Monday morning to discuss the shooting. "We're not discussing what [Vick] has said to us and what he hasn't said to us," Bernstein said Wednesday night. "The discrepancy is [in] what the lawyer told reporters and from the bar owner showing the video to a local reporter. It's not coming from the police." The police have not identified the victim. Woodward, however, told the AP that
Quanis Phillips, who served 21 months in prison for his connection in the Vick dog fighting ring, was the victim.
The Game 102.1-FM in Virginia Beach reported Wednesday that Vick's younger brother,
Marcus Vick, was involved in some way in the shooting.
ESPN's Adam Schefter also reported Wednesday that the shooter was expected to turn himself in sometime soon. "That's news to us," Bernstein said. "We have no main suspect and have no arrest." The NFL, like the Eagles, is still in the fact-finding stage. If the league were to enforce a zero tolerance policy - Commissioner
Roger Goodell said last summer that Vick's margin for error was "extremely limited" upon his reinstatement - any decision would be taken out of the Eagles' hands. Many expected Vick to be traded in the off-season, but the team picked up Vick's $1.5 roster bonus in March and are expected to pay the remaining $3.75 million of his salary this season.
