David Ortiz Shooting Suspect Luis Alfredo Rivas-Clase Killed In Dominican Republic

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz had a well-known scare in 2019 when he was shot in his home country, the Dominican Republic.

Since then, authorities in the DR had been searching for their lone suspect, Luis Alfredo Rivas-Clase. But on Thursday, it was revealed that the suspect himself was found dead.

Police in the Dominican Republic confirm that Luis Alfredo Rivas-Clase, known as “El Cirujano” (The Surgeon) was shot & killed Sunday by unknown suspects in the DR. He was the only suspect PD were still searching for in the 2019 shooting of Red Sox legend, David Ortiz @WCVB #wcvb pic.twitter.com/WtS5827ckV

— Nathalie Pozo (@NathalieWCVB) September 30, 2021

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Fans were immediately speculating about David Ortiz’s possible involvement in the death of Rivas-Clase.

Big Papi folks got him rite outta here..Big Papi got too much money & respect @TMZ

— 2Uptown215 (@Janis1stBorn) September 30, 2021

Don’t play with big papi https://t.co/xu22Y0JtCE

— Moto moto (@Yanquier70) September 30, 2021

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— anonimo (@hedgeandtrap) September 30, 2021

Absolute boss move by David we all know he ordered the hit https://t.co/xfsTY17J1x

— John (@jcrowley5) October 1, 2021

David Ortiz is gearing up for the postseason, where he’ll continue his job on the set of Fox Sports.

It’s unclear what the exact situation between him and Luis Alfredo Rivas-Clase is, but it appears that someone in the Dominican Republic took matters into there own hands.

You don’t mess with Big Papi.

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