Suspected gunman in David Ortiz's shooting at a Dominican Republic bar was arrested as surveillance video revealed a coordinated attack, authorities say.
Doha Madani and Sandra Lilley
The suspected gunman in David Ortiz's shooting at a Dominican Republic bar was arrested Wednesday as part of a group that authorities said was offered almost $8,000 for aRamon Martinez Perez, who goes by the alias Rolfie, was detained and is currently being questioned, Dominican authorities said.
Ortiz, a Dominican Republic native, had his gallbladder and part of his intestine removed by surgeons hours after the shooting.Authorities said Wednesday that they have eyewitness testimony, physical evidence and video surveillance to corroborate their claims. "In one of the videos, it was possible to observe both the accused and the shooter planning the commission of the incident right on Octavio Mejía Ricard Street, which is parallel to the place where the event took place," prosecutors said in the court document.
The document also said that a witness told investigators that Feliz Garcia met with a group of people at a park in the Las Caobas neighborhood, where he lived, around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The witness, a friend of Feliz Garcia, said he didn't know the group of people, which included a woman.: A previous version of this article misstated who was injured as the bullet exited David Ortiz's body. It was television host Jhoel López, not one of the attackers.
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