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The latest on the shooting of Red Sox great David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic:
(This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available)
12:20 AM:
Dominican news channel CDN 37 reports that multiple people were arrested at the scene where Ortiz was shot.
Vocero PN dice varias personas fueron detenidas donde David Ortiz resultó herido https://t.co/M7goZmH9bf
— CDN 37 (@CDN37) June 10, 2019
12:15 AM:
Police officials in the Dominican Republic are reportedly now saying that the shooting of Ortiz is not considered an attempted robbery, as initially reported.
Police in the Dominican Republic are saying the gunshot wound suffered by David Ortiz was not from an attempted robbery, as initially speculated. Alleged video of the incident shows a man walking up to a bar, aiming almost point blank and firing a gun. https://t.co/lFSmXaylum
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 10, 2019
11:30 PM:
Dominican sports writer Dionisio Soldevila, citing doctor Abel Gonzalez, reports that Ortiz is still in surgery and will be for another hour, but is currently in stable condition:
Doctor Abel Gonzalez III dijo que aun operan a David Ortiz y falta una hora mas antes que termine cirugia. Dice esta estable
— Dionisio Soldevila (@dSoldevila) June 10, 2019
Dominican news channel CDN 37 is reporting that one of Ortiz’s doctors says Big Papi is “out of danger.”
Uno de los médico que intervienen a David Ortiz acaba de informar que se encuentra fuera de peligro. pic.twitter.com/yAx3SgHt4C
— CDN 37 (@CDN37) June 10, 2019
11 PM:
David Ortiz is reportedly in surgery after being shot in the lower back, according to Dominican sports writer Dionisio Soldevila:
I just spoke to @dSoldevila who is at the clinic where David Ortiz is currently being treated. Dionisio said me that the attending doctor told him that David was shot in the lower back and the bullet went through and through; he’s currently in surgery.
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
According to Soldevila, a police official in the Dominican says Ortiz is in stable condition:
Jefe de la policia dice que David Ortiz esta estable y pide no especular sobre movil
— Dionisio Soldevila (@dSoldevila) June 10, 2019
Alex Speier of The Boston Globe also translated a tweet from Soldevila:
.@dSoldevila tweet translated: pic.twitter.com/eFMMXrBCQl
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) June 10, 2019
10:15 PM:
Red Sox great David Ortiz was reportedly shot in some type of incident in the Dominican Republic, according to reports from a number of media outlets in the island nation.
There is no information immediately available on Ortiz’s condition.
According to CDN 37, a Dominican news channel, Ortiz was shot in a section of Santo Domingo and was transported to a medical center. A suspect is reportedly in custody.
Hieren a David Ortiz en un confuso incidente en el Bar Vial de la Avenida Venezuela, Santo Domingo Este.
El ex pelotero fue trasladado a un centro de salud, por el momento desconocido. pic.twitter.com/JJL1r6fbqg— CDN 37 (@CDN37) June 10, 2019
La herida de @davidortiz fue en una pierna y uno de los responsable fue detenido. El ex pelotero fue sacado del lugar en una unidad del @Sistema911_RD pic.twitter.com/lwM8GDbTto
— CDN 37 (@CDN37) June 10, 2019
According to Enrique Rojas of ESPN, Ortiz’s father confirmed the shooting incident.
David Ortiz fue herido de bala en un centro de diversiones de Santo Doningo, informó su padre Leo Ortiz a ESPN Digital.
— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) June 10, 2019
ESPN National Writer Marly Rivera added that the incident was an attempted burglary.
.@Enrique_Rojas1 spoke to David Ortiz’s father after learning that he was shot in a burglary attempt in the DR: “They called me to tell me that David is injured and that they took him to a medical center, but they did not tell me how he is or exactly where he was transferred.”
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) June 10, 2019
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
By Matt McCarthy, 985TheSportsHub.com
