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Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they're closing in on the mastermind behind the shooting of Red Sox legend David "Big Papi" Ortiz. Police have identified a suspect they describe as a middleman who paid the hitmen who attacked Ortiz at a Santo Domingo bar. Mola Lenghi reports.
Gabriel Alexánder Pérez Vizcaíno is accused of being the liaison between the alleged hit men and the person who paid them
A judge in the Dominican Republic is ordering suspects in the shooting of baseball legend David Ortiz to be held for up to a year as the investigation proceeds. Prosecutors say their case is already at an advanced stage. Mola Lenghi reports.
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The man accused of shooting Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz will remain in jail for at least one year while awaiting trial. Ortiz remains in a Boston hospital, where he's recovering from a second surgery. On Friday, his alleged shooter and eight other suspects made a court appearance in the Dominican Republic; all wore bullet proof vests and helmets. Mola Lenghi reports from Santo Domingo.
Dominican police say Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz confessed to shooting Ortiz from point-blank range as part of a nearly $8,000 hit job
In new cellphone video from his holding cell, the man accused of shooting David "Big Papi" Ortiz at a Santo Domingo bar late Sunday claims the Boston Red Sox icon was not his intended target. Dominican police say Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz confessed to shooting Ortiz from point-blank range as part of a nearly $8,000 hit job. Mola Lenghi reports.
New footage shows a meeting between the suspects in two gray cars
New surveillance video from the targeted shooting of Red Sox legend David "Big Papi" Ortiz shows a meeting between the suspects in two gray cars and the accused motorcycle driver near the bar before the ambush. The video then appears to show that motorcycle heading toward the bar. Minutes later, you can see the gunman walk up to Ortiz and open fire.
The man accused of shooting David Ortiz is now in custody, along with several other suspects. According to prosecutors in the Dominican Republic, the baseball star was the target of a hit. Mola Lenghi reports.
Ortiz was shot at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic Sunday night
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Ortiz, 43, is expected to stay in intensive care for at least 48 hours
The baseball star is continuing to receive treatment after he was shot in the back at nearly point-blank range Sunday night
Retired Red Sox player David Ortiz is recovering in a Boston hospital after being shot in the Dominican Republic. The baseball legend was ambushed outside a bar in Santo Domingo and the gunman is still at large. CBS Boston reporter Anna Meiler speaks with CBSN about the ongoing investigation.
Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz is heading to a hospital in Boston after he was shot in the back in nearly point-blank range in the Dominican Republic over the weekend. Police are still trying to find the alleged gunman. Mola Lenghi reports.
Beloved Boston icon "Big Papi" in stable condition after being ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic
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