Watching on ESPN now.

Gun belongs to him, shots fired, he should be arrested just because of state law that registered owner automatic suspect.

Seems there may be witnesses confirming he was shooter although he denies this.

Umm.......WOW!!!!!

NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM FOR MARVIN
Posted by Mike Florio on May 2, 2008, 5:18 p.m.
We’ve been reminded in the wake of the news that Colts receiver Marvin Harrison is under investigation for firing seven shots outside his North Philly bar earlier this week that Harrison previously has been the target of allegations reflecting behavior far different from what his image would suggest.

Three years ago, Harrison was sued for “violently and physically attack[ing]” three boys who were seeking his autograph a day before the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.

Harrison allegedly put one of the boys in a choke hold.

There were never any further reports about the lawsuit, which suggests to us that it was quietly settled for a confidential payment.

Hopefully ESPN jumped the gun a bit. I hope they did.
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CONDON DENIES HARRISON’S INVOLVEMENT IN SHOOTING
Posted by Mike Florio on May 2, 2008, 10:04 p.m.
Amid reports that, at a minimum, raise serious questions about whether Colts receiver Marvin Harrison fired shots at a man outside of a bar Harrison owns in Philadelphia, Harrison’s agent, Tom Condon, denies that Harrison did anything wrong.

“Marvin Harrison was not involved in any shooting. The report is erroneous,” Condon told Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com.

Meanwhile, police said that Harrison is not a suspect. “He was interviewed,” Lt. Frank Vanore told the Associated Press. ”Why he was interviewed, that is all part of the investigation. No one is a suspect.”

Still, the report that originated on WIP points a finger clearly in Harrison’s direction. Per the report, the shooting followed an argument between Harrison and the victim at the bar, and the victim was shot while he was walking away from the establishment, with Harrison behind him.

The bullets reportedly came from a Belgian-made gun. Harrison told police he owns such a gun, but claimed that the gun never left his house. The gun was later found in a bucket at a car wash Harrison owns.

The gun was determined to be the same gun that fired the shots.

So flat denials don’t do it for us, not with those kinds of details. We need specifics from Harrison or Condon before we’ll be able to believe that Harrison had no involvement whatsoever.

We’re not saying Harrison was the shooter. But in light of the report from WIP, how can we rule him out based solely on the representations of a man who is paid to protect Harrison’s interests?

MORE DETAILS ON HARRISON INCIDENT
Posted by Mike Florio on May 3, 2008, 10:25 a.m.
The Philadelphia Daily News has a lengthy (and excellent) story about the shooting outside the aptly-named “Playmakers” bar in North Philadelphia, which is owned by Colts receiver (and Philly native) Marvin Harrison.

Here are some things we didn’t previously know (or previously hadn’t noticed):

The victim of the shooting had been in a fistfight with Harrison moments before the shooting. The victim had been kicked out of the bar two weeks earlier, and had bickered with Harrison ever since.

The victim initially concealed the fact that he’d been shot. He later admittied it, but declined to identify the shooter.

As to those reports of the Belgian gun being found in a bucket, the Daily News writes that Harrison handed the gun over.

Harrison spent four hours being interviewed at the police station, with his attorney present. Harrison acknowledged being involved in a fight with the victim, but denied any involvement in the shooting.

Detectives are searching for another man who called and claimed that he’d been shot by Harrison.

Five of the six shell casings found at the scene came from Harrison’s gun.

Though police have taken great pains to explain that there currently is no suspect, the Daily News makes clear that Harrison is a target of the investigation.

And why wouldn’t he be? It was his gun that had been fired, and the gun was in his possession the next day. Unless Harrison is in a position to implicate someone else (or if there’s someone else who’ll take the fall), it’s all pointing to him at this point.

Holy coverup! Looks like everyone involved is in on this one. The witnesses, the police, even the victim.

Unbelievable how so much evidence can lead to one man yet the police not only say Harrison is not a suspect but "No one is a suspect"

Pretty hard to believe that not 1 person saw what happend during a fight outside a nightclub.

Looks like this one will quietly get swept under the rug. Must be nice to be rich and famous.

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Originally posted by Sportz Genius:
Looks like this one will quietly get swept under the rug. Must be nice to be rich and famous.

You mean like Michael Vick? Pacman? Koren Robinson? Chris Henry? Yeah these things get swept under the rug all the time.

Don't be so naive Optimus.

WILD CLAIMS IN HARRISON CASE
Posted by Mike Florio on May 6, 2008, 7:01 a.m.
We were alerted last night to some eye-popping claims regarding the Marvin Harrison case made by Philly sports anchor Keith Russell during a Monday afternoon radio spot in Miami. And so we tracked down the audio, and we have given it a listen.

Appearing with Jason Jackson on WQAM, Russell said that his sources tell him that the guy who was allegedly shot in the hand after leaving Harrison’s bar last Tuesday had come to the establishment to carry out a gangland-style “hit.”

A “hit” on Harrison.

Seriously.

Russell said during the segment that the issue relates to Harrison’s father, who is (per Russell) incarcerated, and that the supposed “hit” was in retaliation for something Harrison’s father supposedly had done.

Media sources in Philadelphia tell us that the contention, which Russell apparently hasn’t made on the air in his home market, is simply not true.

Russell also said that there are “people who are willing to do whatever is necessary” to keep Harrison from facing charges.

What? Didn't the media get the memo that all of this should be quietly swept under the rug?

Speculation abounds.