Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz walks to the dug out after grounding out during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston, Friday, July 10, 2015.
A man who was once accused of planning the shooting of Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was found dead in the Dominican Republic, according to a report.
Victor Hugo Gomez Vasquez went missing in December and his body was found on Jan. 10, according to Boston.com. This is the second death of a suspect in this case.
Meanwhile, another arrest was made in this case this week. María Fernanda Villasmil Manzanilla, 25, of Venezuela, was taken into custody by Interpol on Tuesday.
Ortiz, who's affectionately known as Big Papi, was shot by a gunman on June 9, 2019, in his native Dominican Republic.
His attorney spoke exclusively to NBC10 Boston Thursday on behalf of the Hall-of-Famer.
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"She's accused of association with wrongdoers, she's accused of having been in the vehicle with of the accused on the day of the attack," Lucy Objio said. "We don't know if she was part of the plan, but she was at the day of the attack."
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Objio believes this arrest could lead to more.
Eleven people were arrested in the immediate aftermath. In total, 13 were charged with attempted murder, and 10 were convicted.
