After learning that Giants star Plaxico Burress had shot himself late Friday night at a New York nightclub, DBTH has learned that Plaxico spent the night at Prana (79 Madison Avenue), attending what was billed as "the NY Giants Post-Thanksgiving Party". A Little Birdy filed this report, "i imagine it was prana since the giants had their party there but i left at 4am and didnt hear no gunshots so...really i cant confirm. i remembered seeing him...wearing red..with some girl all over him in the vip section. maybe it was an after-hour?" Maybe indeed. We were guessing the Eldridge. We will continue to update the story throughout the day. Stay tuned.

Update: Espn.com is reporting that the incident happened at the Latin Quarter, a restaurant, lounge and nightclub in a midtown Radisson. Say wha? We are sticking with our LB who saw Plax at Prana during the Giants post TG but pre Saturday departure for Washington for their weekend game. Anyone know a bookie? We think we smell a Redskins win. [ESPN]

Update #2: The Post confirms that Plax indeed shot himself while at LQ, reporting that Burress

admitted to the guards that he was carrying heat. He then allegedly moved over to a secluded area away from the club's velvet rope with a guard and started taking the gun out. It's not clear exactly what happened next, but Burress apparently started trying to unload the bullets from the gun and bobbled it. A shot went off accidentally, ripping through his leg.

The man obviously knows his way around a pistol. The moral of this story is, of course, never go out in Midtown. Consider this case closed.

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