"Jets cornerback Kris Boyd is in critical condition after a shooting in New York City early Sunday morning, according toa law enforcement source. Police responded to Manhattan restaurant and bar Sei Less at around 2:09 a.m. and found the 29-year-old with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to the New York Police Department. The athlete was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said."
"The bullet is lodged in Boyd's lung, according to the law enforcement source. Video from the scene of the shooting Sunday morning showed police tape and vehicles blocking off the road on Seventh Avenue and West 38th Street. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Jets said the team is "aware of the situation" involving Boyd "and will have no further comment at this time.""
"A law enforcement source said Boyd was engaged in a fight when the shooting happened. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, according to police. Boyd, a Texas native, began his NFL career in 2019 when he was selected in the seventh round of the draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Before that, he played college football at the University of Texas."
Kris Boyd, 29, was shot in Manhattan early Sunday and is in critical condition after sustaining an abdominal gunshot with a bullet lodged in his lung. Police responded to restaurant and bar Sei Less at about 2:09 a.m. and found him on Seventh Avenue near West 38th Street; video showed police tape and vehicles blocking the road. The athlete was taken to a local hospital. A law enforcement source said Boyd had been engaged in a fight when the shooting occurred. No arrests have been made. Boyd played at the University of Texas, entered the NFL in 2019 with the Minnesota Vikings, later spent time with the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans, and signed a one-year contract with the Jets in March but has been out with an injury.
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