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The University of Alabama is denying a new report that freshman basketball player Kai Spears was present during the fatal shooting involving former playerDarius Milesin January.
Miles, 21, has been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Jamea Harris, who died in a shooting near the campus on Jan. 15.
Davis and Miles have both been charged with capital murder,Alabama Localreported.
During the shooting, the other vehicle’s driver, Harris' boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, returned fire and wounded Davis, police said, according to theAssociated Press.
On Wednesday, theNew York Timespublished a report claiming a person familiar with the case identified Spears inside Miller’s car during the incident.
Brandon Miller, Jamea Harris, Darius Miles.Michael Chang/Getty; gofundme; Jonathan Bachman/Getty
If confirmed, the report would place four players at the shooting. According to previous reports, Jaden Bradley, a freshman, was also at the scene.
“I’m sorry, I’m not going to be able to speak about that,” Spears told theTimeswhen asked about the claim.
PEOPLE reached out to Alabama Athletics for comment on Thursday afternoon.
In a statement toAL.com, an Alabama representative called theTimes’story “inaccurate.”
“Based on the information we have, there were no current student-athletes present at the scene other than Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley, who are both fully cooperating witnesses,” they said. “From the outset, UA Athletics has fully cooperated with law enforcement and supported their investigation.”
Spears' father, Christian, called the reporting “demonstrably false.”
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Harris' mom, DeCarla Heard, told the AP that she wants justice for her daughter, who leaves behind a 5-year-old son.
source: people.com
