Kris Boyd update: Arrested suspect charged with attempted murder in shooting of Jets CB

Police on Monday arrested a 20-year-old Bronx man in connection to the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd. The man was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.

The man, identified as Frederick Green, was taken into custody near the University of Buffalo North Campus in Amherst, N.Y. He was then transported to a Midtown Manhattan police precinct, where he was formally charged Tuesday.

The arrest comes after Boyd, 29, was shot in the abdomen during an early-morning incident in Midtown Manhattan Nov. 16. According to ABC News, Boyd told detectives he and several friends were involved in a confrontation outside a restaurant. It escalated into gunfire. Responding officers found Boyd seriously wounded, and he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital. That’s where he remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Investigators reportedly believe that Green fled the New York City area to avoid capture. Green was arrested at an apartment complex near the Buffalo area. The U.S. Marshals office said that Green had “significantly changed his physical appearance, presumably to avoid detection.”

Kris Boyd visits Jets facility after shooting

Boyd, a seven-year NFL veteran who was on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, has built his career as a physical defensive back and standout special teams performer across stops with the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and now New York. He has appeared in 81 career games, totaling 105 tackles.

He made an appearance 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.

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said last month that Boyd was “in good spirits,” emphasizing that the organization was focused entirely on his health and family rather than football: “He’s going to come out of this thing really, really well.”

Boyd attended a Jets special teams meeting last week. His visit came one week after he revealed he returned to the hospital “due to my health issues.”