RICHMOND, Va. -- Police say Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Michael Vick has not been ruled out as a suspect or person of interest in a shooting investigation in Virginia Beach.
Police spokesman Adam Bernstein says police did not look at Vick or anyone else as a possible suspect immediately after the shooting early Friday because detectives had not begun their investigation.
"Right now, we don't really have a title for him," Bernstein told the Philadelphia Daily News.
Vick's lawyer, Larry Woodward, said his client was "long gone" before a shooting took place near a Virginia Beach restaurant that hosted his 30th birthday party. A spokesman for the Guadalajara restaurant, however, told ESPN's Kelly Naqi that owners have turned over video surveillance that shows Vick leaving just three minutes before shots were fired.
Allen Fabijan, a spokesman for the restaurant, said police have asked the club not to release the video to media, but allowed The Associated Press to view the grainy footage on Wednesday.
Vick's face is not discernible; a man wearing white that Fabijan said is Vick appears moving toward a parked car at 2:04 a.m. ET. A crowd quickly gathers, 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 tried to disperse the crowd.
The waiting car pulls away at 2:07 a.m. in the direction of the eventual shooting. Numerous people are seen lingering in front of the club for several minutes until, at 2:10:55, they suddenly appear to duck for cover.
Bernstein, who said authorities have a copy of the video, said the first 911 call was received at 2:11.
Bernstein says police will not discuss specifics of the investigation and says no one has been named as a suspect or arrested in the case.
Police have not identified the shooting victim, but Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, says it was Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the dogfighting case that sent Vick to federal prison.
Vick was interviewed by police on Monday.
Woodward said Vick left the restaurant at Town Center shopping center at least 10 minutes and perhaps as much as 20 minutes before the shooting.
Woodward stood by his timeline when contacted by the Daily Press of Newport News, Va.
"I stand by what I said, that Michael was long gone before the shooting, does not know who did the shooting and had nothing to do with the shooting," Woodward told the newspaper. "Anyone who says any different better be very careful."
Woodward said that Vick was not involved in the shooting and does not know who shot Phillips.
An NFL spokesman said Monday the league is looking into the shooting and had no further comment. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Vick last July after the quarterback served a two-year suspension, saying at the time that Vick's margin for error would be "extremely limited."
Police spokesman Adam Bernstein says police did not look at Vick or anyone else as a possible suspect immediately after the shooting early Friday because detectives had not begun their investigation.
"Right now, we don't really have a title for him," Bernstein told the Philadelphia Daily News.
Vick's lawyer, Larry Woodward, said his client was "long gone" before a shooting took place near a Virginia Beach restaurant that hosted his 30th birthday party. A spokesman for the Guadalajara restaurant, however, told ESPN's Kelly Naqi that owners have turned over video surveillance that shows Vick leaving just three minutes before shots were fired.
Allen Fabijan, a spokesman for the restaurant, said police have asked the club not to release the video to media, but allowed The Associated Press to view the grainy footage on Wednesday.
Vick's face is not discernible; a man wearing white that Fabijan said is Vick appears moving toward a parked car at 2:04 a.m. ET. A crowd quickly gathers, 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 tried to disperse the crowd.
The waiting car pulls away at 2:07 a.m. in the direction of the eventual shooting. Numerous people are seen lingering in front of the club for several minutes until, at 2:10:55, they suddenly appear to duck for cover.
Bernstein, who said authorities have a copy of the video, said the first 911 call was received at 2:11.
Bernstein says police will not discuss specifics of the investigation and says no one has been named as a suspect or arrested in the case.
Police have not identified the shooting victim, but Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, says it was Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant in the dogfighting case that sent Vick to federal prison.
Vick was interviewed by police on Monday.
Woodward said Vick left the restaurant at Town Center shopping center at least 10 minutes and perhaps as much as 20 minutes before the shooting.
Woodward stood by his timeline when contacted by the Daily Press of Newport News, Va.
"I stand by what I said, that Michael was long gone before the shooting, does not know who did the shooting and had nothing to do with the shooting," Woodward told the newspaper. "Anyone who says any different better be very careful."
Woodward said that Vick was not involved in the shooting and does not know who shot Phillips.
An NFL spokesman said Monday the league is looking into the shooting and had no further comment. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Vick last July after the quarterback served a two-year suspension, saying at the time that Vick's margin for error would be "extremely limited."
