An intense manhunt continues in the Dominican Republic for a suspect known as 'The Surgeon,' one of seven men allegedly involved in the botched attempted hit on David Ortiz.
An intense manhunt continued in the Dominican Republic on Thursday for a suspect known as"The Surgeon," one of seven men allegedly involved in the botched attempted hit on Red Sox legend David"Big Papi" Ortiz.
"The victim stated Rivas-Clase threatened to have him killed a few days before the shooting occurred," the Berks County Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted on its Facebook page following the April 22, 2018, incident. Police said six other men allegedly involved in the attack stalked Ortiz in a coordinated effort to kill him and collect a nearly $8,000 bounty placed on the retired Major League Baseball player's head.The suspected gunman who shot Ortiz was identified by police as 25-year-old Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, who is one of the six suspects who was under arrest, according to police.Ferreyra Cruz is also believed to be the same man wanted in a pair of armed street robberies on Dec.
Ortiz was rushed to a hospital in Santo Domingo and underwent an operation in which doctors removed parts of his liver and small and large intestines, officials said.
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