NYPD charges Frederick Green, 20, with attempted murder in Jets’ Kris Boyd shooting
The NYPD has charged 20-year-old Frederick Green of the Bronx with attempted murder and other counts in the shooting of New York Jets defensive back Kris Boyd. Police say a confrontation began after others mocked the group’s clothing, Boyd and his friends were unarmed, and Boyd was shot twice in the abdomen — one bullet hit his lung and lodged in his pulmonary artery — leaving him hospitalized and later discharged with ongoing complications; law enforcement says Green hid at his girlfriend’s Buffalo apartment before being taken into custody there, has prior arrests, and surveillance allegedly shows him entering a getaway vehicle.
📌 Key Facts
- Frederick Green, 20, of the Bronx, has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of New York Jets player Kris Boyd.
- Law enforcement says Green hid at his girlfriend’s Buffalo apartment and was taken into custody in Buffalo after turning himself in.
- Surveillance video allegedly shows Green entering a getaway vehicle after the shooting.
- The NYPD says Boyd and his friends were not armed; police describe the confrontation as beginning when other men mocked the group’s clothing and a fight broke out.
- Boyd was shot twice in the abdomen; one bullet hit his lung and lodged in his pulmonary artery. He was hospitalized, later discharged, and is reported to have ongoing complications.
- Green has four prior arrests, including a 2024 reckless endangerment case.
📊 Relevant Data
In 2024, Black suspects accounted for 64.5% of known shooting suspects in New York City, while Black individuals comprise 20.3% of the city's population.
In 2024, Hispanic suspects accounted for 32.8% of known shooting suspects in New York City, while Hispanic individuals comprise 28.4% of the city's population.
In 2023, 21.7% of Black residents in New York City lived in poverty, compared to 11.5% of White residents.
Latest Census Data Shows Poverty Remains Stubbornly High in New York City — Community Service Society of New York
In 2023, 24.8% of Hispanic residents in New York City lived in poverty, compared to 11.5% of White residents.
Latest Census Data Shows Poverty Remains Stubbornly High in New York City — Community Service Society of New York
📰 Sources (3)
- 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.