Frederick Green arraigned, held without bail in Jets CB Kris Boyd shooting
Frederick Green, 20, of the Bronx, was arraigned late Tuesday on attempted murder and other charges in the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd and is being held without bail. Prosecutors say surveillance shows Green masking up, removing a gun from a backpack and firing two shots that struck Boyd in the abdomen — a bullet lodged in his pulmonary artery and moved into a lung — before Green fled to Buffalo, hid at a girlfriend’s apartment, attempted to jump from a window as U.S. Marshals closed in and ultimately surrendered; police say Boyd and his friends were unarmed and the confrontation began after others mocked their clothing.
📌 Key Facts
- The suspect is Frederick Green, 20, of the Bronx; he was charged with attempted murder and other counts, arraigned in New York City late Tuesday, is being held without bail and did not enter a plea.
- U.S. Marshals and police tracked Green to an apartment complex near the University at Buffalo where he had been hiding at his girlfriend’s Buffalo apartment; as officers surrounded the location he attempted to jump from a window before surrendering and being taken into custody in Buffalo.
- Prosecutors say surveillance footage shows Green masking up, removing a gun from a backpack and firing two shots toward New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd, then leaving in a white BMW (other footage allegedly shows him entering the getaway vehicle).
- Police say the confrontation began after other men mocked the group’s clothing and a fight broke out; the NYPD says Boyd and his friends were not armed.
- Kris Boyd was shot twice in the abdomen; medical accounts say a bullet hit his lung and a fragment traveled into a vein and lodged in his pulmonary artery and moved into a lung. He was hospitalized, later discharged, is experiencing complications and may need additional surgeries.
- Authorities say Green fled the city after the shooting, cutting his hair, discarding his phone and deleting social media to avoid detection; he has four prior arrests, including a 2024 reckless endangerment case.
📊 Relevant Data
In 2023, the population of the Bronx was 29.0% Black, 55.0% Hispanic, 4.1% Asian, and 11.9% White.
The Bronx Neighborhood Profile — NYU Furman Center
From 2019 to 2023, non-Hispanic Black individuals accounted for between 63.7% and 70.8% of shooting victims in New York City, while comprising approximately 20.3% of the population.
Epidemiology of fatal and nonfatal community firearm violence in New York City, 2019–2023 — PubMed Central
Racial disparities in firearm violence in New York City are associated with place-based social determinants of health, with 44-56% of shootings occurring in census tracts with the highest quartiles of unemployment, poverty, and low educational attainment.
Epidemiology of fatal and nonfatal community firearm violence in New York City, 2019–2023 — PubMed Central
In the first half of 2024, Black individuals in New York City had a 165.8% higher risk of murder victimization relative to their population share, and were 850.9% more likely to be murder victims than White individuals.
A Deep Dive into NYC's Violent Crime Data by Race and Ethnicity (2024 First Half) — White Collar Fraud
In 2024, Black students in New York City public schools had an average ELA proficiency rate of 46% across grades 3-8, compared to 40% for Hispanic students, 66% for White students, and 71% for Asian students.
2024 | NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Report Card — NYSED Data Site
📰 Sources (4)
- Green was arraigned in New York City late Tuesday and is being held without bail; he did not enter a plea (AP corrected an earlier automated listing).
- U.S. Marshals tracked Green to an apartment complex near the University at Buffalo; as police surrounded the location, he attempted to jump from a window before surrendering.
- Prosecutors say Green cut his hair, ditched his phone and deleted social media after fleeing the city to avoid detection.
- Surveillance footage cited by prosecutors shows Green masking up, removing a gun from a backpack and firing two shots toward Boyd, then leaving in a white BMW.
- Medical update: Prosecutors say a bullet fragment traveled into a vein, lodged in Boyd’s pulmonary artery and moved into a lung; he may need additional surgeries.
- Suspect identified as Frederick Green, 20, of the Bronx.
- Law enforcement sources say Green hid at his girlfriend’s Buffalo apartment before turning himself in.
- Medical detail: Boyd was shot twice in the abdomen; a bullet hit his lung and lodged in his pulmonary artery.
- Green has four prior arrests, including a 2024 reckless endangerment case.
- Surveillance video allegedly shows Green entering a getaway vehicle after the shooting.
- Police detail that the confrontation began when other men mocked the group’s clothing before a fight broke out.
- NYPD says Boyd and his friends were not armed.
- Confirms the suspect was initially taken into custody in Buffalo earlier in the day before charges were announced.
- Notes Boyd was hospitalized with an abdominal gunshot wound and later discharged, with ongoing complications reported.