{"id":43316,"date":"2025-11-16T18:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=43316"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:43:51","slug":"photographer-is-accusing-new-york-jets-player-of-threatening-him-as-he-tried-to-capture-footage-of-teammate-kris-boyds-shooting-in-nyc-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=43316","title":{"rendered":"Photographer Is Accusing New York Jets Player Of Threatening Him As He Tried To Capture Footage Of Teammate Kris Boyd\u2019s Shooting In NYC [VIDEOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the world found out that\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\">New York Jets<\/a>\u00a0cornerback Kris Boyd was shot, one photographer was all over it as soon as it happened.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-york-jets-star-player-shot-manhattan-fighting-for-life\/\">Boyd is fighting for his life<\/a>\u00a0in the hospital after being shot in Midtown Manhattan, New York, at around 2 am on Sunday. Police say that no arrests have been made and the shooting took place on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment of that shooting, an X user named Leeroy Johnson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/shocking-footage-emerges-from-kris-boyd-shooting-video\/\">was outside and filming when he came upon Boyd being shot<\/a>. He had no clue who the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0player was at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of getting the action, the photographer made a shocking claim that New York Jets wide receiver Irvin Charles repeatedly threatened him and then grabbed his phone. Charles was clearly upset about his teammate, Kris Boyd, being shot and then having a camera recording these tense moments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhile doing my job as a member of the press, Professional NFL player Irving Charles repeatedly threatened me got in my face and grabbed my phone,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Johnson stated while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeeroyPress\/status\/1989998825084485717?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting four videos<\/a>\u00a0of the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>In the videos, Charles could be heard calling Johnson a \u201cBum a\u2013 ni\u2013a\u201d and going back and forth as cops stood in between them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kris-boyd-is-fighting-for-his-life\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kris Boyd Is Fighting For His Life<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2434435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-1024x681.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-595x396.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_25219904-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd (17) cheers after the game of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Texans held off the Jaguars 23-20.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/em>New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot in Midtown Manhattan early Sunday morning and is in critical condition as he continues to fight for his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-md-margin-top has-md-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-no-content-width has-sm-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-columns\">\n<div class=\"mai-columns-wrap has-columns\">\n<div class=\"mai-column is-column\">\n<p>The 29-year-old was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he is \u201cclinging to life.\u201d The shooting is still under investigation with no arrests made.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>On the field, Boyd is in his first season with the Jets, but suffered a shoulder injury during an Aug. 2 preseason game that ended his season.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Longhorns alum spent four seasons with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/minnesota-vikings\/\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>\u00a0before stops with the Arizona Cardinals and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a>. Last year, he appeared in all 17 games with the AFC South champs, recording eight tackles and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of fans would love to see him play more games in the future and not have his life end in such a tragic way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Before the world found out that\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0cornerback Kris Boyd was shot, one photographer was all over it as soon as it happened. 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