Jets Running Back Chris Johnson Shot in Drive By

08 Mar, 2015

New York Jets and former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson is in stable condition after being shot in the shoulder during a drive-by shooting that occurred at 4 a.m. Sunday at an intersection in Orlando, Florida, according to police.

The driver of the vehicle, Dreekius Oricko Johnson, 28, was killed by gunfire, according to the Orange County sheriff’s department.

The sheriff’s office said no further information will be released at this time.

Chris Johnson, 29, is poised to become a free agent Tuesday. After one season with the Jets, the team declined last month to exercise an option for 2015, setting him free. Johnson blasted Jets management in a radio interview, saying it lied to him about his role within the offense.

This marks his second off-the-field incident this offseason. In January, he was arrested in Orlando — his hometown — and charged with the open carrying of a firearm, a second-degree misdemeanor. According to police, Johnson was stopped after rolling through a stop sign. Upon approaching the car, an officer noticed the handle of a handgun on the floor between two seats. Johnson was released on $250 bond.

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