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Bronx Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of JetsKris Boyd

Detectives traced the 20-year-old to the Buffalo area using surveillance images, public tips, aided by a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force.

Overview

  • The NYPD said Frederick Green, 20, was taken into custody on Monday near Buffalo and transported to Manhattan, where he was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
  • The U.S. MarshalsNew YorkNew Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force assisted in the apprehension, and reporting says officers located Green in university housing linked to his girlfriend in Amherst.
  • Police said the Nov. 16 shooting occurred after verbal taunts about clothing escalated into a brawl outside the Sei Less restaurant; two shots were fired and one struck Boyd in the abdomen, with the bullet lodging in his lung.
  • Investigators had released surveillance images and received a Crime Stoppers tip that helped identify the suspect, and authorities have said robbery did not appear to be the motive.
  • Boyd underwent multiple procedures, was briefly readmitted during recovery, and recently visited the Jets’ facility; law enforcement sources report Green, a Bronx resident, has prior arrests.