NFL returns 15K fine to family of Darrent Williams
DENVER (AP) Investigators have obtained a warrant to search a vehicle seized after Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed in a drive-by shooting, and police were interviewing people who were at a nightclub Williams visited New Year's Eve.
Investigators have talked to "numerous people that could possibly be witnesses and people that definitely are witnesses, and we will continue to do so because we continue to receive information," Detective Virginia Quinones said Friday.
Meanwhile, the NFL announced Friday it would return a $15,000 fine levied against Williams for arguing with an official in a Nov. 19 game against San Diego. League spokesman Greg Aiello said the money would be turned over to the Broncos to return to Williams' family.
Thursday, a 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe that police believe might have been used in the New Year's Day shooting was found in a remote neighborhood of snow-covered empty lots and industrial construction sites east of Denver.
"It will definitely be searched and inventoried very thoroughly, but I do not know if that has yet been done," Quinones said.
Williams was killed and two other passengers wounded when at least 14 shots were fired into the stretch Hummer limousine that had just left a New Year's Eve party in downtown Denver. Williams was struck once in the neck.
There will be a public viewing Friday night in Williams' hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. The Denver Broncos planned to charter a flight to Fort Worth for the funeral Saturday at Great Commission Baptist Church.
Police won't disclose whether they know the motive for the slaying but have said there was an altercation at the nightclub.
The Tahoe found Thursday had been spray-painted black on the sides, front and back, but the top remained white -- the original color of the vehicle authorities were seeking. The SUV's license plates also matched the one sought by investigators. The rear plate had been spray-painted, but the front plate was unaltered.
A person close to the investigation told The Associated Press the SUV is registered to Brian K. Hicks of Denver, who is jailed on unrelated drug and attempted murder charges. The person declined to be identified, because state law prohibits officials from identifying whom a vehicle is registered to.
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NFL returns 15K fine to family of Darrent Williams
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