June 13, 2019

Coordinator Of Botched Ortiz Assassination Attempt Was Paid Less Than $8,000

UPDATE: Photographs of six suspects have been released. Police are searching for four additional people.
Rolfy Ferreyra, aka Sandy, the alleged shooter
Joel Rodriguez de la Cruz, aka Squiddy
Oliver Moises Mirabal Acosta
Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia, aka The Package
Polfirio Allende Dechamps Vazquez, aka The Kid
Reynaldo Rodriguez Valenzuela, aka The Chinaman
Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase (not in custody), aka The Surgeon


Deadspin, June 12:
[I]n Santo Domingo, the investigation into the shooting continues, and the details from that investigation are getting a little strange.

Three things were widely reported in the immediate aftermath of the incident Sunday night that turned out to be incorrect ... Turns out Ortiz was shot in the back by a man police have since identified as Rolfy Ferreyra, and police now depict the shooting as a botched assassination attempt coordinated by somewhere between six and ten co-conspirators. ...

Police in the Dominican Republic say they've arrested Ferreyra, [Eddy Vladimir Feliz] Garcia, and four other suspects [including Oliver Moises Mirabal Acosta], whose efforts were allegedly coordinated by an individual who was paid about the equivalent of US$7,800 [400,000 Dominican pesos] to mastermind the job, and who is among those in police custody. ...

The hunt is reportedly still on for a group of people Ferreyra and Garcia were apparently seen on surveillance footage talking to immediately before the shooting [including Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase, aka The Surgeon, as well as a woman known as The Venezuelan, or Red]. ...

The police are reportedly continuing to interrogate the suspects in custody, but have not yet described their theory of motive for the surprisingly vast alleged conspiracy to murder [Ortiz].

2 comments:

FenFan said...

I still struggle to understand why anyone would target Ortiz. He's arguably the most recognized figure representing the country. He has donated money to built hospitals, schools, and many other public resources. It just blows my mind. :(

allan said...

Now the alleged shooter says Ortiz was not the target, but I don't think he said who was ...