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Suspected gunman plotted with others to kill David Ortiz for $8K
4:49 PM EDT, Wed June 12, 2019
The gunman who shot David Ortiz allegedly plotted to attack the former Red Sox player for $8K.
Big Papi was shot at a Dominican Republic bar on Sunday, and the gunman was arrested Wednesday as surveillance video revealed a coordinated hit on the former Red Sox star, authorities said.
Dominican authorities said Ramon Martinez Perez, who goes by the alias Rolfie, was detained and is currently being questioned. Meanwhile, Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia, who was arrested at the scene of the Sunday night shooting at Dial Bar and Lounge in the eastern part of Santa Domingo, was charged on Tuesday as an accomplice to attempted murder.
The pair was part of a group offered $8,000 to carry out the attack, according to authorities. Court documents revealed that two men were seen on security camera footage talking with other people in a gray Hyundai Accent on a nearby street before two men got on a motorcycle to ride towards the bar.
Ortiz, 43, was shot in the back and suffered severe internal damage.
The Dominican Republic native had his gallbladder and part of his intestine removed by surgeons hours after the shooting. He was flown to Boston for additional medical treatment and took his first steps after the shooting Tuesday.
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