Trafficker Mastermind Arrested in Boston Sox David Ortiz Shooting

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat from Boston Magazine and Boston Globe

A hit job gone wrong led to the shooting of Red Sox legend David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, officials in the Caribbean country say. And now, according to police, the man responsible for planning the scheme is in custody.

Dominican authorities announced via tweet Friday that Victor Hugo Gómez, the alleged mastermind of the scheme that resulted in David Ortiz being shot in the back at a Santo Domingo nightclub, has been arrested. Gómez is also reportedly wanted on drug trafficking charges in the U.S.

The fugitive identified  as the man accused of ordering the June 9 shooting that wounded retired Red Sox legend David Ortiz in Santo Domingo also faces federal drug trafficking charges linked to a major case in Texas dubbed “Operation Wrecking Ball,” records show.