Michael Vick can breathe easy, as the NFL has completed its investigation of the shooting that occurred following his 30th birthday party in Virginia Beach early last month and will not punish the Eagles’ QB.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Quanis Phillips, one of Vick’s codefendants in the dogfighting ring, was shot in the leg outside the party.

Virginia Beach police say they know the identity of the shooter but cannot file charges because witnesses are uncooperative.

Vick has not been implicated and his attorney has said he was gone from the scene before the shooting took place.

Vick was never a suspect in the shooting, but there was some question over whether or not he violated his probation by hanging out with a co-defendant from his dog fighting trial.

In the end, it appears as though the NFL couldn’t justify punishing him without more facts, which was the right course of action. Phillips could have been an unwanted guest and could have showed up at the party uninvited. As I wrote when this news broke, it’s not a crime to celebrate your birthday and if Vick had no idea that Phillips would show up, then it wouldn’t be fair for the NFL to punish him.

That said, Vick is still fortunate that this situation didn’t turn ugly for him. He’s already on thin ice as it is and one slip up could cost him the rest of his career, or whatever career he has left. It would be wise for him to keep a low profile from here on out.

Michael Vick, whose grammar is really, really good, told Fox 29 in Philadelphia that he should “of” never held the birthday party that resulted in Quanis Phillips being shot in the leg.

“There should of never been a party,” Vick said.

On June 25, Quanis Phillips was shot early shortly after 2 a.m. outside a club called Guadalajara in Virginia Beach, where a 30th birthday party was being thrown for Vick. Phillips had been a co-defendant in Vick’s dog-fighting case.

Virginia Beach police have closed the case and say Vick is not a suspect . The shooting also led to the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles to start their own fact-gathering effort about the party.

Vick has said in statements that he was not at the scene of the shooting and was not involved in any way.

Vick is also set to appear at another “birthday” event next weekend as he hosts a charity golf event run by a nightclub outside Atlanta.

Whether you host a party at a nightclub or do it form the comforts of your own home, there’s no law against celebrating your birthday. But all of this sounds way too familiar.

He shouldn’t have fought dogs. He shouldn’t have held a party. He shouldn’t have contracted herpes. He’s the king of hindsight.

If he hasn’t learned now that he’ll forever be in the public eye, then he never will. It can’t be too hard to just lay low, but maybe for him it is.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News, the Virginia Beach Police have identified who shot Quanis Phillips the night of Michael Vick’s 30th birthday party and also announced that the Eagles’ quarterback is not a suspect.

The police have identified the shooter, but cannot charge the suspect because the victim and various witnesses have been uncooperative. The statement went on to say that there are no other suspects, including Vick.

Here’s the Virginia Beach police statement in its entirety, released by spokesman Adam Bernstein:

“Investigators were able to determine the identity of the shooter. Unfortunately because of the lack of cooperation from the victim, coupled with the reluctance of witnesses, the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, upon reviewing all of the evidence, has determined that no charges will be filed in this case at this time. Because the suspect will not be charged, his identity cannot be released by police. There are no other suspects in this case, including Michael Vick.”

It appears that Vick is in the clear, although don’t forget that at one point during his dog fighting investigation it seemed as if he was going to dodge punishment, too. I doubt the Eagles will release him at this point, but you never know.

My question is, will the league take action against him for associating with Phillips, who was one of the co-defendants from his dog fighting case? If they do, it’s going to be pretty hard for Roger Goodell to determine that Phillips wasn’t just an unwanted guest crashing the party. And in that case, Vick did nothing wrong.