The suspected gunman in the shooting of Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was charged with attempted murder Tuesday, cops said.
Frederick Green, 20, was picked up in Buffalo Monday after cops tracked his vehicle, a gray Mercedes that is registered to his girlfriend, law enforcement sources said.
Green also faces charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the pre-dawn Nov. 16 violence that left 29-year-old Boyd shot in the stomach outside Asian fusion restaurant Sei Less on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue, cops said.
Boyd was out on the town with Gang Green linebacker Jamien Sherwood, wide receiver Irvin Charles and a pal from Texas when a group began to “chirp” at his crew about their fancy duds outside the hotspot, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny previously said.
Boyd’s group went into the restaurant, but only stayed for five-to-10 minutes because the “vibe” was off, the chief said.
“As they’re walking back outside, once again, they were encountered by the same group of male blacks who begin to verbally insult them, once again, questioning their clothing and asking [if] they think that they’re better than us,” Kenny said.
That’s when a gunman shot Boyd, leaving a bullet lodged in his lung, according to the chief.
Green, of the Bronx, has four prior busts on his record – but most are sealed, including raps from earlier this year for unlawful possession of personal identification and criminal possession of a controlled substance, sources said.
He was arrested as an adolescent offender in 2024 for reckless endangerment, and had a sealed juvenile arrest in 2018 for robbery, the sources said.
A CrimeStoppers tip, combined with surveillance footage, helped give investigators a lead on the elusive suspect, according to the sources.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
