BREAKING: MLB star David Ortiz was not the intended target of a murder plot in the Dominican Republic, officials assert.
Former Red Sox star David Ortiz was not the intended target of a murder plot and was accidentallyThe bullet that struck Ortiz in the back at the Dial Bar and Lounge on June 9 in the eastern part of Santa Domingo last week was meant for Sixto David Fernandez, in what authorities have described as a murder-for-hire plot. Fernandez, a friend of Ortiz's who frequents the bar, was sharing a table with the baseball star at the time.
The attorney general said that authorities believe Victor Hugo Gómez Vasquez, a fugitive believed to be part of the Cartel Del Golfo, orchestrated the alleged murder hit.arrested 11 suspects in the alleged plot Surveillance footage released by authorities showed Ortiz crumpled to the ground after a gunman came up from behind and opened fire at close range.
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