WASHINGTON — A person of interest related to the shooting of New York Jets player Kris Boyd is in custody, the U.S. Marshal's Buffalo office has confirmed .

A 20-year-old man from the Bronx surrendered himself to authorities on Monday in Amherst, a suburb east of Buffalo, New York, weeks after the NYPD released images of the wanted gunman.

The Buffalo suburb is nearly 400 miles and a 6-hour drive from New York City, where the shooting took place on Nov. 16.

The person of interest's name has yet to be released. It's expected that they will return to New York City to face charges. The U.S. Marshals Service and New York Police Department were both involved in the apprehension of the "person of interest," sources told NBC News .

Boyd, a 29-year-old cornerback for the Jets, was cr

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