Shooting at club after Vick's birthday celebration
Reports have surfaced today about a shooting outside a nightclub in Virginia Beach, Va. where Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick was having his birthday party Thursday night.
Shooting at club after Vick's birthday celebration
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Reports have surfaced today about a shooting outside a nightclub in Virginia Beach, Va. where Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick was having his birthday party Thursday night.
Reports have varying degrees of detail, but here's a roundup of what we know, and what we don't know at this point.
One of Vick's lawyers, Larry Woodward, says Vick was neither involved nor present when the shooting occurred, according to the Associated Press. A police spokesman told the AP that a man sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being shot around 2 a.m. outside the club Guadalajara.
The Daily Press, meanwhile, reports that one of Vick's co-defendants in the 2007 federal dogfighting trial, Quanis Phillips, was admitted to the Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital early this morning and was listed in good condition, but the report could not confirm that Phillips was the man who had been shot. Phillips was sentenced to 21 months after pleading guilty in the dogfighting trial.
David Squires, who writes about urban affiars for the Daily Press, is told by sources that Phillips was at the party. Per Squires, there was a confrontation that moved outside the club, and Phillips was the man who was shot. Squires writes that it's unclear whether Vick was present at the time of the shooting, but he was not there when the police arrived.
Vick turns 30 on Saturday. Last week, a survey publised in Forbes named him the most disliked athlete in America.
Earlier today, I wrote about whether the Eagles lacked an elite player on their current roster.
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This club is on his property, but he had nothing to do w/ it. hehehe— skipper22
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- If he hasn't gotten his speed back, he's worthless to us. He can not run this offense to save his life. But, if he gets his speed back, which some claim he has, I don't mind him for 6-8 plays a game.— skipper22
- I'd love to see a dog bite his n*ts off. Still hanging with his old crew it looks like. What a worthless POS— steveaxp
ruh roh. time to call up the Humane Society brigade...— bboybeballin- remind me, why did we sign him and pay him millions? whats he doing for the team? charity has no place in the nfl, signing vick was as stupid as trading a franchise QB to a division rival was.
- Racism lives on!!! Get off it clowns!!— RoastedBird
I'm waiting for Reid, Banner and Lurie's spin on this one! Haha!— ej610- Any wonder why this punk is the most hated pro athlete today?— BobbyD
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- The Eagles "most coragious" player is back hanging with one of his co-defendants. Vick's lawyer issuing a statement that he was not there at the time of the shooting is a joke. He's a bad guy who would still be involved in dog fighting if he didn't get caught. Andy, you tried to redeem someone who cannot be changed. It is time to admit your mistake and move on. The time is yours.— syddan26
- I hope they remember the “No Snitch Rule”… Snitching is way worse than shooting somebody!— CrashTestCorzine
- *courageous. By the way RoastedBird, he's a bad dude. His skin color doesn't change that.— syddan26
- And time has told!— RationAl
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