TMZ was one of the first to report that the man responsible for the David Ortiz shooting has been arrested in the Dominican Republic today.
More news coming out of the Dominican Republic today, officials say they caught Victor Hugo Gomez. Gomez is the man who allegedly paid for a group of hitmen to take out someone who was sitting next to David Ortiz at a popular outdoor lounge. The intended target was Sixto David Fernandez, who is actually Victor Gomez’s cousin. This all started because Gomez thought Fernandez turned him into the Dominican Republic authorities back in 2011.
On June 9th Ortiz was shot in the back and the bullet passed through his intestines and internal organs. Ortiz was later air lifted to Boston where he has been receiving treatment ever since. Ortiz is out of intensive care but still has a long road to recovery. As of right now, 12 people are currently in custody in connection to Ortiz, including the shooter Rolfi Ferreira Cruz.
Flip to the next page to see a mugshot of Victor Hugo Gomez and video of the shooting.