Bronx Man Charged in Shooting of Jets' Kris Boyd

A 20-year-old man from the Bronx has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd outside a Midtown Manhattan restaurant last month, authorities announced Tuesday.

Frederick Green faces additional counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon following the November 16 incident at Sei Less, an Asian fusion eatery on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue. Boyd, 29, was shot in the abdomen around 2 a.m. while leaving the venue with teammates Irvin Charles and Jamien Sherwood, as well as a friend from Texas. The group had arrived in a Cadillac Escalade to celebrate a birthday but departed after about 10 minutes, citing an uncomfortable atmosphere inside.

According to police, a group of four or five men outside the restaurant confronted the athletes upon entry, mocking their clothing and asking if they believed themselves superior because of their attire. The insults resumed as Boyd and his companions exited, escalating into a physical altercation. Prosecutors stated that Green, who had dined at the restaurant earlier that evening, pulled a gun from a backpack and fired two shots during the brawl. One bullet struck Boyd, with a...