David Ortiz Was Shot By Cops Hired By A Drug Lord Who Thought He Was Having An Affair With His Wife

exclusive: former boston red sox star david ‘big papi’ ortiz was shot in a dominican republic bar by ‘two police officers hired by a drug dealer who believed the baseball hero was having an affair with his wife’

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david ‘big papi’ ortiz, 43, was shot at 8:50pm local time in santo domingo
he was taken to the hospital and operated on, but now he is stable
the baseball star will return to boston on Monday on a plane Red Sox
eddy garcia, 25, is one of two men arrested in Monday’s shooting
garcia was riding a motorcycle that had the shooter on the back
was captured by angry mobs at the scene and beaten before police arrived to arrest him
the shooter remains unidentified and no other details have yet emerged
sources tell dailymail.com they were hired by a trafficker drug addict who thought ortiz was having an affair with his wife
ort iz, who has been married for 17 years, has yet to comment

by michaela freda in boston and jennifer smith and adry torres for dailymail.com

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