20-year-old Bronx man charged with shooting Jets CB Kris Boyd following ‘intensive manhunt,’ arrest in Buffalo

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A Bronx man was charged late Monday with the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd after authorities say they tracked him down via an “intensive manhunt” that concluded in Buffalo.

The New York Police Department announced Tuesday that 20-year-old Fredrick Green was detained late Monday and charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that took place in Manhattan in the early morning of June 16.

Boyd was shot in his abdomen and hospitalized in critical condition. He’s since been released from the hospital and was able to rejoin the Jets for a visit with his teammates last week, roughly two weeks after the shooting.

Authorities track suspect down in Buffalo

U.S. Marshals and the U.S. Department of Justice announced early Tuesday that on Monday they tracked down a then unnamed “person of interest” who was suspected of being Boyd’s shooter. NYPD has since identified that suspect as Green and charged him in Boyd’s shooting.

Kris Boyd, seen here as a member of the Houston Texans, has been released from the hospital and visited his Jets teammates since he was shot in mid-November.

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Per the DOJ, law enforcement officials believe that Green fled New York City after the shooting to evade capture. Investigators tracked Green down in Buffalo and apprehended him from the second floor of an apartment building near the University of Buffalo early Monday morning, according to the DOJ.

Green surrendered after law enforcement officials surrounded the building, per the DOJ. Officials say that they searched for the firearm used in the shooting but did not find it.

Green, who was seen in NYPD custody on Tuesday, has not addressed the charges against him, and it’s not known if he has an attorney, according to the Associated Press.

Late night confrontation led to shooting

Per law enforcement officials, the shooting took place around 2 a.m. on a Sunday outside of Manhattan restaurant following a confrontation. Police say that Boyd was out with two of his Jets teammates, Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood when a group of men approached them and made fun of what they were wearing.

Per police, a fight then broke out that resulted in Boyd being shot. Boyd was hospitalized in critical condition, and a bullet was removed after being lodged in one of his lungs, law enforcement officials told ABC News. The incident took place on an off day for the Jets after they’d played the New England Patriots the previous Thursday night.

Boyd, 29, is a six-season NFL veteran who joined the Jets in the offseason as a backup cornerback and special teams ace. Boyd has not played for the Jets this season due to a shoulder injury that required surgery.

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