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20-Year-Old Person of Interest Surrenders in Buffalo in Shooting of JetsKris Boyd

Prosecutors will determine charges after his transport to Manhattan.

Overview

  • The Bronx resident turned himself in to authorities in Buffalo and is in NYPD custody pending transfer to New York City.
  • Charges had not been filed as of Monday, with law enforcement sources indicating attempted murder counts are expected once he arrives in Manhattan.
  • Detectives drew on surveillance video, facial recognition and a Crime Stoppers tip to identify the suspect, and a U.S. Marshals task force assisted in the upstate apprehension.
  • Police say two shots from a 9mm handgun were fired during a street fight outside Sei Less after verbal taunts over clothing, and the shooter fled in a white BMW.
  • Boyd, 29, was struck in the abdomen with the bullet lodging in his pulmonary artery; he underwent multiple procedures, experienced a brief readmission, and continues to recover.