Suspect In David Ortiz Shooting Also Wanted In PA: Reports

A suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz is reportedly wanted in Pennsylvania on charges of attempted murder.

Luis Rivas-Clase, 31, of Reading is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal homicide in connection with an April 2018 shooting, court records show. Authorities told multiple outlets, including NBC, they believe he is the same man who is one of four wanted in connection with the shooting of Ortiz on Sunday. He is nicknamed "The Surgeon," according to CBS.

The alleged gunman, Rolfi Ferreira Cruz, is reportedly wanted for crimes in New Jersey. He's a suspect in a 2018 armed robbery case in Clifton.

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Dominican Police Chief Ney A. Bautista said at a Wednesday press conference that the person who coordinated the attack was among those in custody and four other suspects involved in the shooting are being searched for. Authorities declined to speak about a motive.

Police have Cruz in custody, as well as five accomplices. Authorities said he has confessed to the shooting. Rivas-Clase as well as three others wanted in connection with the plot remain at large.

"At this moment, they are being interrogated and we will continue deepening the investigation to get to the truth about what happened," Chief Prosecutor Jean Alain Rodríguez said, according to The Associated Press.

Bautista said a person was paid 400,000 Dominican pesos (roughly $7,800) to put the attack together.

"They paid 400,000 pesos to those who tried to kill David Ortiz," Bautista said while holding up the gun he said was used in the shooting, according to ESPN.

Ortiz, the retired Boston Red Sox star, was shot Sunday night in his hometown of Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital. Police said he was shot once in the back in close range.

Ortiz was rushed to a Dominican hospital and flown to Massachusetts General Hospital Monday night after the Boston Red Sox arranges an air ambulance transport. He suffered significant organ damage.

A statement from Ortiz's wife, Tiffany, said the ex-Red Sox slugger sat up and took some steps Tuesday and Wednesday. He remains in the intensive care unit at MGH.

"Yesterday and this morning, David was able to sit up as well as take some steps," Tiffany Ortiz said in a statement released through the Red Sox. "His condition is guarded and he will remain in the ICU for the coming days, but he is making good progress towards recovery.