Kris Boyd shooting: NYPD reveals Jets CB in stable condition, still searching for gunman

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd is in ‘stable condition’ after being shot early Sunday morning in the Midtown area of New York City. Boyd remains hospitalized, but revealed that he is able to breathe on his own now.

“I’m coming along, starting to breathe on my own now,” he wrote on an Instagram Story Wednesday afternoon. “Sincerely appreciate everyone!”

The shooting took place around 2 a.m. ET, New York City Police told the New York Post. Police did not identify Boyd as the victim to the Post. WABC-7 reported officers found Boyd with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, and he was immediately transported to Bellevue Hospital. Boyd was listed in critical but stable condition.

Police are still working to identify the suspect who shot Boyd, they revealed on Wednesday. The Jets cornerback told NYPD detectives that him and his friends got into a scuffle outside a restaurant Saturday night. That confrontation led to the shooting, per ABC News. Boyd was shot in the abdomen, the outlet noted. Police on Monday released multiple images of a person of interest in the shooting.

“He’s going to come out of this thing really, really well,” Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said on Wednesday. “That’s what eases my mind, is that he’s in good spirits, his wife and his kid, they’re in good spirits, and he’ll walk away from this just fine.”

“Once I heard about the situation, talking about Kris in general, the first thing I thought about was, he just had a kid, and I’m thinking about his wife, I’m thinking about his kid, and I want to make sure that he’s OK. And that’s the only thing that really went through my mind.”

Kris Boyd remains hospitalized, suspect still at large

Boyd, 29, is seven-year NFL pro who is currently on injured reserve with the Jets. He was a 2019 seventh-round selection by the Minnesota Vikings out of Texas, where he was a first-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior in 2018. Boyd previously played for the Arizona Cardinals (2023) and the Houston Texans (2023-24).

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Boyd was placed on injured reserve in mid-August after sustaining a shoulder injury in practice earlier that month and has not logged a snap with the Jets this season. Boyd has 105 total tackles (72 solo) in 81 career games across his seven NFL seasons, the first four coming with the Vikings, where he a built a reputation as a special teams playmaker.

Boyd appeared in all 17 games for the Texans last season, logging 365 snaps on special teams. Prior to that, Boyd totaled 95 tackles in four seasons with Minnesota and led the Vikings in special teams snaps with 302 as a rookie in 2019 and 403 in 2022.

On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this report.