DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A Drake University student who was accidentally shot in the head by a basketball player alleges in a lawsuit that a coach instructed the player to lie to police.

Nathaniel Miller Jr. filed the lawsuit this week against the university, Bulldogs forward Tremell Murphy and the managers of the off-campus property near the university where the shooting happened during a party last August, the Des Moines Register reported.

It alleges that an unidentified coach showed up before officers arrived and told Murphy to deny any involvement.