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Two Louisville players suspended following arrest

Posted 10/23/2006 7:05 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this  

LOUISVILLE (AP)  Louisville wide receivers Chris Vaughn and Scott Long were placed on investigative suspension after being arrested on charges of second-degree assault for allegedly shooting a woman with a paintball gun over the weekend.

Vaughn and Long were outside a haunted house in downtown Louisville when they alleged fired shots at people coming out of the house according to Louisville Metro Police public information officer Dwight Mitchell.

The incident happened early Sunday morning, hours after the sixth-ranked Cardinals had returned from a win at Syracuse on Saturday afternoon.

Louisville coach Bobby Petrino suspended the players while the matter is being investigated.

"It's definitely something we don't condone in our program and I'm very disappointed," said Louisville coach Bobby Petrino in a statement. "Both players know they made a mistake and their actions are not acceptable."

It is unclear when the players would be eligible to return to the team. Louisville (7-0, 2-0 Big East) is off until Nov. 2, when it hosts No. 4 West Virginia (7-0, 2-0) at Papa John's Stadium.

Vaughn, a sophomore transfer from Notre Dame who is in his first season with the Cardinals, has four receptions for 54 yards in limited action. Long does not have a reception this season.