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Rashee Rice is being investigated for assault at a Dallas nightclub

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – While Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice works through it criminal And Civil matters in connection with a High speed chain reaction accident Multiple media outlets in Dallas are reporting that he is under investigation for allegedly punching a photographer at a nightclub on Monday.

TV station WFAA And The Dallas Morning News cite law enforcement sources saying Rice is suspected of punching a photographer in Lit Kitchen.

According to the Morning News, officers went to the nightclub around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning where a man was taken to a hospital with a facial injury. Neither report says whether Rice has spoken to investigators and no charges have been filed yet.

This all comes amid Rice’s ongoing legal issues related to the crash. An arrest document states that Rice was driving a Lamborghini at 119 miles per hour seconds before the six-car crash that left him at risk of serious bodily injury, one collision causing serious bodily injury and six collisions causing injury.

Theodore Knox, 21, was driving a Corvette that Rice owns and was also involved in the accident. He faces the same charges, and all of these charges are felonies.

rice presented himself about a week and a half after the crash and posting bail. It is unknown how this investigation will impact his bond conditions, but FOX4 is working to gather those answers.

Beyond the crimes, Rice and Knox are also facing multiple lawsuits A total of millions of dollars from victims involved in the other vehicles.

This is a developing story that FOX4 will update with more information as soon as it is confirmed