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The Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019.

The theory of the crime was developed by Dominican prosecutors.

Davis told The Boston Globe that he identified the drug trafficker as having orchestrated the shooting by placing a bounty on the head of the hit squad that tried to kill him. The Dominican authorities did not cooperate with the private investigation.

There are charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and heroin in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Treasury designated a drug lord in December and he was extradited to the U.S. territory.

According to the Globe, the findings of Davis were not made public until after Peralta was in U.S. custody.

There is no charges against Peralta in relation to the shooting. The lawyer for Peralta said his client had nothing to do with the attempt.

It is not close to being in the ballpark to say he had something to do with this.

When he heard about the news from Davis and Prado, he was sad, confused, angry and upset.

The target was supposed to be Sixto David Fernandez, who was sharing a table with Ortiz when he was shot. The hit men thought they were talking about one of the most popular Dominican ballplayers of all time.

Thirteen people are awaiting trial in the Dominican Republic for their roles in the shooting.

Further legal action in the Dominican and U.S. courts will clarify why this happened to him.

In 2004, he helped the Red Sox end their 86-year title drought, and in the following year, he won the World Series Most Valuable Player award.

The team retired his No. 34 after he retired with 541 home runs. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January.

He had been living in the Dominican Republic for a while and had a home in the Boston area. He was wounded in a shooting in June. After the shooting, doctors in the Dominican Republic removed his gallbladder and part of his intestines, and he underwent further surgery in the U.S.

The most important thing is that I am alive, and I want to know why anyone would want me dead.