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Police Arrest David Ortiz Shooting Mastermind, Who Was Allegedly Trying To Get His Cousin KilledDominican Republic officials announced today that they have arrested the 12th and likely final person connected to the June 9 shooting that hospitalized David Ortiz. Texas resident Víctor Hugo Gómez Vázquez was identified as the mastermind last week, and today he was brought into custody in Santo Do...

Cops: David Ortiz's Shooting Was An Unlikely Case Of Mistaken IdentityDominican Republic Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez announced new findings Wednesday afternoon in the non-fatal shooting of Red Sox all-timer David Ortiz last month in Santo Domingo. The story, to this point, has already been fairly surprising, involving somewhere around ten co-conspirators, a ...

Dominican Republic Officials Identify Man Who Allegedly Paid For Hit On David OrtizProsecutors in the Dominican Republic identified several new suspects yesterday in the David Ortiz shooting case, including the man they say planned to pay the hitmen who shot Ortiz at the Dial Bar and Lounge on June 9. Court documents obtained by the Boston Globe claim Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota...

Toronto Raptors Fans Disperse In Panic After Reports Of Shots Fired At Championship Parade

The ceremonies after today’s championship parade for the Toronto Raptors were halted this afternoon after reports of shots fired near Bay Street and Albert Street, at the southeast part of Nathan Phillips Square, where the rally was being held....

Police Describe Some Pretty Unexpected Details In Ongoing Investigation Of David Ortiz's Shooting

David Ortiz was flown from Santo Domingo to Boston Monday, where he received further medical attention following emergency surgery in the Dominican Republic after he was shot there Sunday night. The good news is, Ortiz is reportedly up and moving around and speaking with family, and is mostly out of...

Reports: David Ortiz Hospitalized After Being Shot In Dominican Republic Robbery Attempt [Updating]

According to multiple reports, retired Red Sox slugger and former World Series MVP David Ortiz was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in the Dominican Republic Sunday evening. Enrique Rojas of ESPN reportedly heard directly from Ortiz’s father that Ortiz was shot “in an amusement center” in Santo Dom...

Report: Colts Assistant's Home Shot Dozens Of Times By Eight Unknown Gunmen

Here’s a weird and frightening offseason NFL story: The unoccupied home of Indianapolis Colts assistant Parks Frazier was reportedly shot dozens of times by a group of as many as eight unknown gunmen, according to a story from RTV6 in Indianapolis....

Two FIU Football Players Shot In Drive-By Shooting

Two Florida International Panthers football players were shot this afternoon, according to Opa-locka (Florida) Police Chief James Dobson, via the Miami Herald. Neither player’s injuries are believed to be life-threatening....