Dominican prosecutors revealed Monday that convicted murderer José Eduardo ‘Chunky’ Ciprián is the brains behind the hit
Gang leader Ciprián, who is serving a long-term prison sentence for murder, spoke to Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota about murdering David Ortiz
Ciprián, forwarded Rodríguez Mota a photo of the intended target, who then made the arrangements
The court document also showed that Rodríguez Mota was in charge of making the nearly $8,000 payment to assassinate the 43-year-old baseball legend 
‘Big Papi’ was shot at a club in his hometown of Santo Domingo on the evening of  June 9
The island nation’s Attorney General on Friday said the public prosecutor of Santo Domingo East will release a ‘full narrative of how the case happened
Six men, including suspected gunman Rolfi Ferreyra Cruz, 25, and a woman are being held in connection with the assassination attempt
Police so far have in custody Ferreras Cruz; Reynaldo Rodríguez Valenzuela; Eddy Vladimir ‘El Nata’ Féliz García; Joel ‘Calamardo’ Rodríguez de la Cruz; and Porfirio Ayendi Dechamps ‘ El Nene’ Vásquez

They will all be held in prison during the pretrial process along with the husband and wife team of Oliver Moisés Mirabal and Lanny Estefanny Pérez Reyes. 
Carlos Rafael ‘Carlos Nike’ Álvarez, who is jailed at the same prison as Ciprián, is also being investigated
Last week law enforcement sources revealed that ‘a Dominican drug lord paid hitmen $7,800 to kill Ortiz’ for the star’s alleged romantic involvement with the kingpin’s girlfriend
‘Chuky’ presently is in prison on a separate murder charge
José Eduardo Ciprián, aka Chunky 1The mastermind: Druglord José Eduardo Ciprián, aka Chunky, [photo], ordered the hit on Ortiz from prison, according to prosecutors. They will not yet confirm his motive. ‘Chunky’ is in prison on a separate murder charge

His motive remains unconfirmed.
Some law enforcement sources previously revealed that Ortiz was wanted dead by a crime boss who thought he was having an affair with his wife.
Separately, the married former baseball star has been linked to Dominican model and vlogger, Maria Yeribell Martinez Garcia, who was seen brawling with another woman in the hospital, moments after the shooting, but it remains unclear if she is Chuky’s girlfriend or wife.
Now, police have named 10 suspects, including some who remain on the run, in the June 9 shooting.
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The plot was a sophisticated one which involved Chunky planning the hit through a series of phone communications with Alberto Miguel Rodriguez Mota.
He was given the phone by Gabriel Alexander Perez Vizcaino in prison.
Once their communication was established, Mota made the payment to the gang of hitmen, on Chunky’s orders.
Seven men and one woman, who is the wife of one of the other suspects, then conspired to carry out the attack, according to police.


Maria Yeribell Martinez Garcia was caught on camera tussling with the slugger’s security at the hospital in Santo Domingo while he was undergoing surgery
Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota [left], and Gabriel Alexander Pérez Vizcaíno [right] 1‘Hit’ organizer, Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota [left] is on the run. He gave the gang $8,000 from Ciprian to carry out the hit. Gabriel Alexander Pérez Vizcaíno [right] gave the drug lord a phone to communicate with Mota. He is in one of the suspects in custody
Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, [left], and Reynaldo Rodríguez Valenzuela [right] 1The shooter: Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, 25, [left], who police say has confessed to being the gunman, is believed to have been involved in two robberies in New Jersey. Reynaldo Rodriguez Valenzuela [right] aka ‘The Chinaman’ was also arrested 
Porfirio Ayendi Dechamps Vásquez (left) and Joel Rodríguez de la Cruz (right) 1Porfirio Ayendi Dechamps Vásquez [left] and Joel Rodríguez de la Cruz [right] – carried out surveillance and trailed the target
Oliver Moises Mirabal Acosta [left] and Eddy Feliz Garcia [right] 2Eddy Feliz Garcia [right] was driving the motorcycle and Oliver Moises Mirabal Acosta [left], was seen hopping on it. Garcia was stopped by club patrons and given a severe beating before he was handed over to police
 Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase [left] and Lenny Estephanie Reyes Perez, aka The Venezuelan (right) is married to Oliver Moises Mirabal [right] 1One suspect Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase [left] remains a fugitive. He is also wanted for murder in New Jersey. The only female suspect in custody is Lenny Estephanie Reyes Perez, aka ‘The Venezuelan’ [right] who is married to one of the other suspects, Oliver Moises Mirabal

Carlos Rafael Alvarez 1Police also want to talk to Carlos Rafael Alvarez

 

On June 9, several of the men were seen in two grey Hyundai cars near the bar where Ortiz was with friends.
Two then hopped on a motorcycle and approached the scene while the gunman, Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, approached on foot.
After shooting Ortiz at point blank range, he fled.
The others also managed to get away but Eddy Garcia, the motorcycle driver, was captured at the scene by an angry crowd and was beaten.
Over the last two weeks, police have slowly brought more and more suspects into custody.
They tracked them through the gun they used and the phone Chunky used to order the hit which was sold to a woman for $174 last week.

 

 

David Big Papi Ortiz 5.pngFormer Chicago red Sox star David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz [photo L-R], is still in the hospital in Chicago recuperating from major ‘life saving’ surgery after the attempt on his life

The Dominican Republic Attorney General’s office on Friday said the public prosecutor of Santo Domingo East will release a ‘full narrative of how the case happened,’ in the days ahead.
Police so far have arrested Ferreras Cruz; Reynaldo Rodríguez Valenzuela; Eddy Vladimir [El Nata] Féliz García; Joel [Calamardo] Rodríguez de la Cruz; and Porfirio Ayendi Dechamps Vásquez, who is known as’ El Nene’, Spanish for ‘The Kid’.
They will all be held in prison during the pretrial process along with married couple Oliver Moisés Mirabal and Lanny Estefanny Pérez Reyes.
Ciprián and Carlos Rafael ‘Carlos Nike’ Álvarez, who serving a 20-year sentence for aggravated robbery, are also being questioned for their role in the shooting.
Ortiz’s wife, Tiffany, said on Instagram that her husband’s brush with death has given her ‘an awareness in what truly matters.’
‘Be present in every moment, don’t get hung up on gifts, material things, titles, fame or fortune. Those things can be taken away in a moment’s notice and all we are left with is the memories of the moments we truly connected and grounded ourselves in true love,’ she wrote.
Ortiz’s son, D’Angelo, also took time Sunday to show his appreciation for his recovering dad.
‘Happy Father’s Day pops love u so much,’ the 14-year-old wrote on his Instagram page.
‘U make me better and better everyday[.] If I can be half the Man U are that is a success[.] Thanks for teaching me so much[.] We only have greatness a head of us.’ 
e on June 4.

David Ortiz [fourth left] and Jhoel Lopez [left] 2Shooting victim David Ortiz is shown [center] with friends just  hours before he was shot. His friend, TV producer Jhoel Lopez [left], was hit in the leg by a bullet
Prosecutor Milciades Guzman told reporters on Friday that investigators are preparing to arrest the person who ordered the shooting.
‘His time has come. He won’t see the sun again for 40 years,’ Guzmán said, according to CNN.
Surveillance cameras captured the moment Ortiz and his friends were talking at the club that night when a gunman drove up and opened fire on him at point blank range.
One of the attacker’s bullets entered Ortiz’s back and exited his stomach.
Police have yet to confirm a motive for the attack, but they previously have said the gang of ‘sicarios’ [hitmen] tried to kill Ortiz over a 400,000 Dominican Pesos [$7,805] price on his head.
Last week the report filtered out that Dominican model and YouTube beauty vlogger Maria Yeribell Martinez Garcia was the woman at the center of the alleged love triangle between Ortiz and a drugs kingpin.