Police have arrested six people, including a suspected gunman, in the shooting of former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz at a bar in the Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic National Police detained Ramn Martnez Perz, who reportedly goes by Rolfi, on Wednesday as part of a group that authorities said was offered 400,000 pesos (about $7,800) for a coordinated hit on the baseball legend, the Dominican Republics chief prosecutor, Jean Alain Rodrguez, said at a news conference . Rodrguez said Perz admitted during interrogation that he was the person who shot Ortiz and coordinated the attack.
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director de @PoliciaRD , Ney Aldrin Bautista sobre caso David Ortiz. https://t.co/4ZA1uFeHYe
Procuradura General de la Repblica (@ProcuraduriaRD) June 12, 2019
Ortiz, 43, was shot in the back Sunday night at Dial Bar and Lounge, a popular Santo Domingo bar. He suffered severe internal damage and was flown to a Boston hospital on Monday for treatment.
Authorities declined to give a motive for the shooting.
Witnesses said the shooting was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars.
Authorities also apprehended Oliver Moiss Mirabal Acosta, Joel Rodrguez de la Cruz, Porfirio Ayendi Dechamps Vsquez, Reynaldo Rodrguez Valenzuela and Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garca. Feliz Garca, whos accused of being the getaway driver, was beaten by fans of Ortiz and arrested right after the attack.
Nuestra #PolicaRD, en conjunto a la @ProcuraduriaRD, informaron en torno al caso donde result herido el ex pelotero, David Ortiz, y el comunicador Johel Lpez, que apres a seis personas, mientras que activa la localizacin de otras.
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Nuestra #PolicaRD , en conjunto a la @ProcuraduriaRD , informaron en torno al caso donde result herido el ex pelotero, David Ortiz, y el comunicador Johel Lpez, que apres a seis personas, mientras que activa la localizacin de otras.
Polica Nacional Repblica Dominicana (@PoliciaRD) June 12, 2019
Detalles: https://t.co/Bx7PuJZrQE pic.twitter.com/65CKnpO6NP
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Prosecutors say that two men were seen on security footage talking with others in a gray Hyundai Accent and a Hyundai Sonata on a nearby street before two men mounted a motorcycle to ride toward the bar, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press . Mirabal Acosta was reportedly seen driving the Accent that night before getting on a motorcycle driven by Feliz Garca, who was charged Tuesday with being an accomplice to attempted murder.
Feliz Garcas attorney told AP on Tuesday that his client is an innocent motorcycle taxi driver who was not aware his passenger was going to commit a crime.
Ortiz, a native of the Dominican Republic known as Big Papi, had his gallbladder and some of his intestines removed hours after the shooting, according to NBC. Ortizs wife, Tiffany Ortiz, told AP that her husbands condition is guarded, and he will remain in the ICU for the coming days, but he is making good progress toward recovery.
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