Shooting of Jets' Kris Boyd sparked by teasing over stylish clothes, NYPD says

"The chaotic brawl outside a popular Midtown Manhattan restaurant during which New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot and critically wounded was sparked when a group chirped the NFL player and his companions about their stylish clothes, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press briefing on Thursday. Boyd, 29, his teammates Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood and a friend from Boyd's native Texas whose birthday they were celebrating pulled up to the Asian-fusion speakeasy and celeb hotspot Sei Less around 2 a.m. on Sunday in a Cadillac Escalade,"

"As they entered the restaurant, a group of four to five men standing outside begin to chirp' them about the clothing that they're wearing, and are asking them, What, do you think you're better than us?' Kenny said. The Jets players and their friend went inside the place but left about 10 minutes later after deciding they didn't like the vibe. As they were leaving, they encountered the same group, who again began to verbally insult them, and once again, questioning their clothing, Kenny continued."

"The Jets crew had ignored the earlier taunts, but when they were mocked again on their way out, they verbally defended themselves, Kenny said they told cops. The argument eventually escalated to an all-out brawl and pretty chaotic scene involving 50 to 60 people, Kenny said. The shooter fired two bullets from a 9mm handgun, one of which struck Boyd in his chest, traveled into his lung and is currently lodged in his pulmonary artery, Kenny said. Afterward the shooter ran off the block and was picked up by someone in a white BMW, according to Kenny. Police have video of two cars speeding out of the garage across from the restaurant, smashing through the garage's mechanical arm and fleeing onto Broadw"

A verbal confrontation about stylish clothing between a group outside a Midtown Manhattan restaurant and New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd and companions escalated into a large brawl. Boyd, 29, his teammates Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood and a friend pulled up to Sei Less around 2 a.m. They entered briefly, left after about 10 minutes, and encountered the same group again, which renewed verbal insults. The confrontation intensified into a chaotic fight involving 50 to 60 people. A shooter fired two bullets; one struck Boyd and remains lodged in his pulmonary artery. The shooter fled and was reportedly picked up by someone in a white BMW, and police have video of cars speeding out of a nearby garage.

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