Sources tell that they were hired by a drug dealer who thought Ortiz was having an affair with his wife.The shooter remains unidentified and no other details have yet emerged.
David 'Big Papi' Ortiz, 43, was shot at 8.50pm local time in Santo Domingo.EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Boston Red Sox star David 'Big Papi' Ortiz was shot in a Dominican Republic bar by 'two cops hired by a drug lord who believed the baseball hero was having an affair with his wife'