Confessed Ortiz Shooter: ‘It Wasn’t Supposed to Be David’

Confessed Ortiz Shooter: ‘It Wasn’t Supposed to Be David’
Boston Red Sox former player David Ortiz walks on the field prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, on on March 3, 2019. Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
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The man charged with shooting Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz admitted that he shot him but said he was hired to kill someone else.

TMZ Sports reported on Friday, June 15 that 25-year-old Rolfi Ferreira Cruz told reporters who had crowded outside the jail in the Dominican Republic that Ortiz was not the target.