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Dominican Court Convicts 10 People for 2019 Attack on David Ortiz, per Report

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A court in the Dominican Republic convicted 10 of the 13 people Monday who were accused of attempting to murder former Red Sox star David “Big Papi” Ortiz in Santo Domingo on June 9, 2019, according to ESPN.

Of the 10 convictions, the longest sentences were handed down to Rolfi Ferreira Cruz, who is accused of shooting Ortiz, and Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia. Both were sentenced to 30 years in prison. The other eight defendants received sentences between five and 20 years in prison, per the report.

Victor Hugo Gomez Vasquez, the attack’s alleged mastermind, is one of the three defendants acquitted due to insufficient evidence.