Police Say Suspects Were Offered Money to Shoot David Ortiz

Then Boston Red Sox Designated Hitter David Ortiz enters the dugout at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., on Apr. 11, 2016. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

The alleged gunman in the shooting of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz has been arrested, according to Jean Alain Rodríguez, attorney general of the Dominican Republic.

Suspect Rolfi Ferreira Cruz, 25, has confessed to shooting Ortiz, police said in a statement.