Jets receiver Josh Reynolds shot at in 2024 after mistakenly identified as part of drug-deal scam: report

New York Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds was shot in the back of the head and leg in October in what is now being classified as a scenario of mistaken identity The NFL performer then a member of the Denver Broncos was injured in a shooting on Oct when he and two other individuals were shot at during a car chase by several subjects who mistakenly supposed that the trio was involved in a drug-deal scam The Denver Post shared citing court documents The subjects wrongly identified Reynolds group as the individuals involved in an earlier drug deal in which in counterfeit money was used to buy cocaine According to court records the subjects surveilled the group inside a strip club in Glendale the night of the shooting before following them out and shooting at them during a car chase CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAs various as four vehicles were involved in the chase The Denver Post released In a comment to Fox News Digital at the time the Broncos authenticated that Reynolds was injured in a shooting Josh Reynolds was a victim of a shooting on Friday in Denver and received rehabilitation for minor injuries the report declared Out of respect for the legal process we will defer further comment on this matter to the executives BRONCOS RECEIVER JOSH REYNOLDS WOUNDED IN SHOOTING AFTER STRIP CLUB VISITReynolds was shot in the back of the head and in the left leg A second individual was shot in the back and a third was injured by broken glass according to the document Seven adults and one juvenile were charged in the shooting and one person remains at large The Denver Post informed Friday that Burr Charlesworth was sentenced to years in prison this week after being charged with felony assault He was driving one of the vehicles used during the shooting Reynolds finished out the remainder of the season with the Jacksonville Jaguars after he was waived by the Broncos that year He signed a one-year million deal with the Jets during the offseason Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter