Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has issued a statement regarding the investigation into the shooting outside a Virginia Beach restaurant that hosted his 30th birthday party last Thursday night.

From Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer:

"On June 25, 2010 I attended a birthday party held in my honor at The Guadalajara’s Restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

"After I left the event, I learned that a man was shot outside the restaurant.

"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.

"Following the incident, I reported it to the Philadelphia Eagles and to representatives of Commissioner Roger Goodell of the NFL. In addition, I cooperated with and answered any and all questions from Law Enforcement officials investigating this matter. My statements, from the beginning, explained that I was not there at the time of the shooting and had no knowledge of the events surrounding it. I have been completely truthful and fully cooperative from the very beginning and will continue to cooperate with Law Enforcement and the NFL as this investigation continues."

After initially being "of no interest" to Virginia Beach police investigators, the owners of the Guadalajara restaurant released a surveillance video of Vick leaving the restaurant's area three minutes before a shooting occurred. The video disputes Vick's timeline of events, which has him leaving the area "10 to 30 minutes" prior to Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant during Vick's dogfighting trial, was shot.