New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd remains in critical condition and authorities are advancing the search for a gunman suspected of pulling the trigger in the early Sunday incident.
Boyd, identified by the office of New York Mayor Eric Adams as the victim, was taken to Bellevue Hospital following a Midtown Manhattan shooting shortly after 2 a.m. ET on Sunday. Boyd was able to conduct a brief interview with New York Police Department detectives to provide information and vital details about the incident.
ABC News reported Monday that Boyd has a bullet lodged in his lung and underwent multiple medical procedures in his first 24 hours at the hospital.
Police released surveillance images and a physical description of their primary suspect as part of a New York Crimestoppers Alert on Monday morning. The alert had two images of the alleged suspect wanted in the shooting, which records showed took place outside of a restaurant on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue. NYPD described the suspect as “male, medium complexion, last seen wearing a black cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, multi-colored sneakers, and carrying a black bookbag.”
??WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at approximately 2:06 A.M., in front of 156 West 38 Street, in the confines of the Midtown South Precinct, an unidentified individual discharged a firearm, striking a 29-year-old male victim in the abdomen. The… pic.twitter.com/cA6nzLeLEX
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) November 17, 2025
The New York Police Department did not name Boyd when sharing a 29-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and taken to hospital with critical wounds. His condition was later updated to critical but stable.
Reporting by the New York Post, citing police sources, identified vehicles leaving the scene after shots were fired at 2:06 a.m. ET on Sunday as a BMW X8 SUV and a Mercedes-Benz Maybach.
The Jets did not comment directly on Boyd’s health, but teammates went public to ask for prayers for Boyd.
“We are aware of the situation involving Kris Boyd and will have no further comment at this time,” the Jets said in a statement.
“Everybody please send prayers to my brother and teammate Kris Boyd and his family!!! Lord please hold your healing hand over Kris and guide him back to health and safety,” Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson posted to X on Sunday. “Lord I ask that you please just get him through this safely. In your name, Amen.”
Boyd, who played collegiately at Texas, is in his seventh NFL season. He has been on injured reserve throughout the season for the Jets because of a shoulder injury. He primarily played special teams with three previous NFL teams.
He has totaled 105 tackles, five fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in 81 career games (six starts) with the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. He was selected by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
–Field Level Media
