Head of Dominican Police Reveals Sum of Money Alleged Hitmen Were Offered to Shoot David Ortiz
By Sean Facey
We now know that there was a coordinated attempt and set price offered to take David Ortiz's life.
The head of the Dominican Police has revealed hitmen were offered $400,000 Dominican pesos, or around $8,000 US dollars, to kill Ortiz.
The head of the Dominican National Police said hit-men were offered $400,000 Dominican pesos (almost $8,000USD) to kill "Big Papi" Ortiz.
— Frances Robles (@FrancesRobles) June 12, 2019
The news comes in wake of reports that the police had arrested a second suspect in connection to the shooting.
The motive behind the payment still remains to be uncovered.
Ortiz was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday after he was shot in the back in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
David Ortiz shot: Ex-Boston Red Sox DH expected to be transported to Mass. General for more treatment, is ‘completely stabilized’ (report) https://t.co/jfj34Mhvvi
— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) June 10, 2019
The lawyer for the first suspect arrested, Eddy Feliz Garcia, says that his client wasn't aware of what was going to happen to Ortiz.
Beloved by fans and adored by his fellow Dominicans, it's still shocking that somebody attempted to take his life.
“I’m so disappointed to know someone like David, who saved so many lives, can have someone after his life.” -Pedro Martinez on David Ortiz pic.twitter.com/yKvIr8YvfL
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) June 11, 2019
Nonetheless, Ortiz's family has stated that he remains in good spirits. Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy also revealed Ortiz has expressed his appreciation for the outpouring of support from Red Sox fans.
Spoke w/ @skennedysox on our pre-game show. He said @davidortiz called him earlier today. "He feels strong and is on the road to recovery. He is so appreciative of the incredible outpouring of support from everyone in Red Sox Nation." #RedSox #Ortiz #ortizstrong
— Tom Caron (@TomCaron) June 12, 2019
Hopefully this new information leads the police closer to revealing who was behind the attack.