A fourth Alabama men’s basketball player was present at the Jan. 15 shooting on the Tuscaloosa strip which resulted in the death of Jamea Harris and the arrest of two men on capital murder charges.

Kai Spears, a freshman walk-on, was a passenger in Brandon Miller’s car, according to the New York Times. Spears’ involvement was previously unreported.

“I’m sorry, I’m not going to be able to speak about that,” Spears told NYT.

Spears is a guard from Pittsburgh. He is the son of Christian Spears, Marshall’s athletic director. The report confirmed Spears was there by a person familiar with the case who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Miller arrived at the scene to pick up Miles, per Miller’s lawyer. Miles then retrieved the weapon allegedly used by Davis to shoot Harris, a 23-year-old mother from Birmingham. Miller and Jaden Bradley, whose cars were at the scene, were cleared by Tuscaloosa police and the university of any wrongdoing. They have appeared in every Tide game since the shooting.

Former Tide player Darius Miles and his friend Michael “Buzz” Davis were indicted by a grand jury last week during Alabama’s SEC tournament semifinal game.

An ESPN story published last week revealed there was an unnamed passenger in Miller’s car. It was the latest in what’s become the story of the Crimson Tide’s season, which is also one of the most successful on-the-court runs in program history.

“Right now, I’m not gonna be able to say on that,” Miller said when questioned about that night during Alabama’s media availability on Wednesday.

Since the public learned of first Miller and Bradley’s presence outside the bars, and now Spears, questions have been raised about Alabama’s investigation. When first asked about other players’ potential involvement before its Jan. 17 game against Vanderbilt — the first after the shooting — coach Nate Oats said all players would be available.

“We’ve been taking it very seriously since day one, the first minute I got the information, I called Greg (Bryne) and we talked about it, have known the severity of it. Greg, I thought, did a great job addressing those comments on Wednesday. I don’t really have much else to add to it. I feel like we’ve done the right thing in this case,” Oats said on Feb. 24.

UA’s board of trustees, Oats, Byrne and school president Stuart Bell were a part of the decision to allow Miller to remain an active member of the team. Ahead of the Tide’s first-round game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, an armed security guard followed Miller around Legacy Arena.

Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].