The New York Jets football cornerback was shot in a restaurant with a bullet that pierced his abdomen and lodged in his lung
New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was seriously injured in a shooting in New York and is in critical but stable condition at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Boyd, who signed a one-year deal with the Jets earlier this year, was placed on injured reserve in August with a shoulder injury and had yet to play this season.
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Boyd arrived at the hospital under a code red after suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen at a Midtown restaurant on West 38th Street Sunday morning, the New York Police Department said. The bullet would have pierced the 29-year-old’s abdomen and lodged in his lung. A Jets spokesperson said the team is aware of the situation and would have no further comment at this time.
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No arrests have been made, according to the NYPD spokesperson, who said an investigation was ongoing. The NYPD provided no further details. The person who hit him fled in a BMW X8 SUV. A Mercedes-Benz Maybach also fled the scene, according to New York police. “Please everyone send your prayers to my brother and teammate Kris Boyd and his family!!! Lord please keep your healing hand on Kris and guide him to health and safety,” the Jets’ Jermaine Johnson wrote on X.
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Boyd, a cornerback, was a seventh-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2019 draft. He spent four seasons with the Vikings before playing for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans.
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