Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick has denied any involvement in the murder of a man at his birthday party in Virginia Beach, Virginia last week.
As previously reported, Quanis Phillips, one of Vick-s co-defendents in the dog fighting trial, was shot as witnessed by party goers although police have not confirmed who the victim is.
As part of Vick’s probation, he was to have no contact with Phillips who according to reports was not invited to the celebration.
Vick said in a statement:
“I want to assure everyone that I had nothing to do with that incident. I left the restaurant prior to it occurring and did not witness what happened.”
According to The Associated Press, Vick said he reported the incident to the Eagles and “to representatives of Commissioner Roger Goodell.”
The star quarterback has also been coorprating with the investigation .
The Eagles and NFL have said they are looking into the matter. Goodell told Vick when reinstating him last season that his margin for error was “extremely limited.”
Police also have not ruled out Vick as a suspect or person of interest in their investigation. Police spokesman Adam Bernstein said they will not discuss specifics of the investigation and that no one has been named as a suspect or arrested.
