The photographer who reportedly accused Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice of assaulting him outside a Dallas nightclub earlier this month has declined to pursue charges, according to police.
Dallas Police Department spokesperson Kristin Lowman confirmed Tuesday the man has signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, but the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Neither the victim nor the suspect were identified in the offense report obtained by 四虎影院, but the and have confirmed Rice was a person of interest in the case.
Lowman said it is not the department's practice to release or confirm a suspect's identity in an investigation.
According to the report, the photographer was attending a May 6 after hours party at the Lit Lounge & Feu Nightclub at 609 N. Harwood St. He left but returned at the request of a man who allegedly asked the photographer to look at Instagram messages on his phone.
While looking down, the man 鈥� believed to be Rice 鈥� allegedly punched the photographer on the left side of his face.
Texas senator and attorney Royce West, who represents Rice, did not immediately respond to a 四虎影院 request for comment.
Nightclub owner Reza Dibaje upon reviewing surveillance video from outside the club it didn't look like the person a detective identified as the accuser was punched.
"We just want to clear our names because the report came out that there was a fight inside our place,鈥� Dibaje told WFAA. 鈥淚 was in the club the whole night, and I was even outside, and there was no fight in my place.鈥�
Rice and suspended Southern Methodist University cornerback Theodore Knox still face eight criminal charges tied to a multivehicle crash on North Central Expressway in March.
Several victims in that crash are suing Rice in for millions of dollars in damages.
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