We all remember Pacman’s infamous” Let It Rain” shooting in Vegas, so I’m not going to rehash it all. But what I will comment on is the recent developments in the story, developments that say Pacman paid the shooter “extortion” money. The story:

“He paid $15,000 to his friends, who advised him that if he didn’t pay the money then this guy would come after him,” said Robert Langford, Jones’ lawyer in Las Vegas.

Jones, 24, went to Seattle on Friday and picked Edwards from a police lineup, Langford said. He said Jones identified Edwards as the man who opened fire with a handgun a little before 5 a.m. Feb. 19, 2007, outside the strip club during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.

There’s more:

Las Vegas police said Jones met briefly with Edwards after a brawl led Jones and his entourage to be ejected from the Minxx strip club several blocks off the Las Vegas Strip. The two men parted, according to witnesses, and shots were fired moments later toward the club.

About a week later, someone began contacting Jones by telephone seeking money for “services rendered,” according to the police report filed to obtain Edwards’ arrest warrant.

Police alleged in the documents that one of the go-betweens told Jones that if he refused to pay, the accused shooter would “go after Jones, his mother and daughter.”

A childhood friend also contacted Jones, urging him to pay the money, the document said.

I love how a friend had to “urge” Pacman to pay this guy fifteen-large. He’ll drop fifteen grand on a couple of strippers so he can make it rain, but with his life, wife’s life, and kid’s life on the line, he had to think over the investment.