REPORTS: David Ortiz Shot in the Dominican Republic
Monday, June 10, 2019
Marly Rivera of ESPN is reporting via a Tweet, “@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."
Dominican news El Dia, reports, "Santo Domingo.- Major League Baseball player David Ortíz was shot and wounded this night in an incident that occurred in the Dial nightclub of Avenida Venezuela, Santo Domingo Este. The renowned former player was with a group of friends in the center of fun when the person so far unidentified entered and shot him. After being injured in one leg, Ortíz was transferred to the Comprehensive Medical Center, located in [...]"
Dominican news source Listin Dario reports in Spanish:
David Ortiz, expelotero de Grandes Ligas y astro del Salón de la Fama Nacional de Coopertown, fue herido de bala esta noche en un bar de la avenida Venezuela, en Santo Domingo Este, donde también habría resultado herido el comunicador Joel López.
Ortiz fue trasladado de inmediato a un centro de salud, aunque se ha comentado que estaba en Plaza de la Salud. También se reportó que era asistido por médicos en una unidad del 911, mientras la policía tenía bajo arresto al agresor.
Imágenes de video muestran a un hombre, con el rostro ensangrentado, que presuntamente estaba sentado cerca de Ortiz, se paró de su asiento y disparó a Ortiz en la pelvis. Otra versión de una mujer que estuvo cerca cuando ocurrió el incidente dijo que unos individuos se desmontaron para disparar contra una persona, pero el disparo alcanzó a Ortiz.
Según se informó, el disparo lo hizo uno de dos hombres, que se desplazaban en una motocicleta. Uno de los agresores fue golpeado por civiles que se encontraban en el lugar y se encuentra apresado.
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