Summary
A man named Frederick Green has been charged with attempting to murder NFL player Kris Boyd. Boyd was shot outside a New York City restaurant and was hospitalized but later released. The incident occurred following a dispute between Boyd, other players, and a group of strangers.
Key Facts
- Frederick Green, 20, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and weapon possession.
- The shooting happened on November 16 at 02:00 local time outside a restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.
- Kris Boyd, a New York Jets player, was shot in the abdomen, with a bullet hitting his lung and pulmonary artery.
- After hospitalization, Boyd was eventually discharged and later visited his team at the Jets practice facility.
- Police say the shooting followed a confrontation with a group of strangers.
- Surveillance video allegedly showed Green running away and entering a vehicle after the shooting.
- Green was arrested in Buffalo at his girlfriend's apartment on December 8.
- Boyd previously played for the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings before joining the Jets.
