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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz waves from the field at Fenway Park after Game 3 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians in Boston. Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is out of the hospital following three surgeries after being shot in the back at a bar in the Dominican Republic. The Red Sox said on Saturday, July 27, 2019 that they've been told Ortiz has been released from Massachusetts General Hospital. The team said there will be an update on his condition next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says he’s glad to be home

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2019, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Schumer called on the U.S. government Sunday, June 30, to step up its efforts to investigate the deaths of Americans who traveled to the Dominican Republic and is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to get involved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Schumer: ATF should investigate Dominican Republic deaths

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2019, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Schumer called on the U.S. government Sunday, June 30, to step up its efforts to investigate the deaths of Americans who traveled to the Dominican Republic and is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to get involved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Chuck Schumer calls for ATF probe of Dominican Republic deaths

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz speaks during a news conference before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park, in Boston. Officials say Ortiz, who was shot in the Dominican Republic on June 9, 2019, at an outdoor cafe, was the victim of incompetent criminals who were trying to kill a man next to him. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Dominican police arrest ‘mastermind’ in David Ortiz shooting

By MARTÍN ADAMES and DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters set up a barricade of burning tires as they demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse clashed with police Thursday as some tried to storm barriers outside the National Palace while others sought shelter as heavy gunfire echoed in nearby streets. (AP Photo/Edris Fortune)

UN votes to establish political mission in Haiti

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Dominican judge sends 6 to trial in giant Odebrecht scandal

By MARTIN ADAMES - Associated Press

The Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic Francisco Javier García, holds a copy of an online article in a local paper saying the U.S. State Department considers recent reports on tourists' deaths to be exaggerated, at the Ministry of Tourism office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, June 21, 2019. According to García the deaths of eight American tourists in the Dominican Republic this year are not part of a mysterious cluster but rather a medically and statistically normal phenomenon that has been irresponsibly lumped together by the U.S. media. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)

Minister: 8 tourism deaths in Dominican Republic not unusual

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pressure mounts on State Dept. over mysterious deaths in Dominican Republic

By Rachel Greenland - The Washington Times

In this June 13, 2019 file photo Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, center, is taken to court by police in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The suspect in the shooting of former baseball star David Ortiz has been charged with drug and firearm possession in New Jersey. The U.S. attorney's office in Newark announced the indictment Thursday, June 20, 2019 for Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz. (AP Photo/Roberto Guzman, file)

David Ortiz shooting suspect charged with drug possession

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

Photos provided by the Dominican Republic National Police on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 show the suspects detained in connection with the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Police identify the men as, top row from left, Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz, who is identified as the shooter, Joel Rodriguez Cruz, Oliver Moises Mirabal Acosta, and Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia. Bottom row from left, Polfirio Allende Dechamps Vazquez, Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase and Reynaldo Rodriguez Valenzuela. (Dominican Republic National Police via AP) **FILE**

Dominican Attorney General: David Ortiz shooting result of mistaken identity

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The center field scoreboard displays an image of Boston Red Sox great David Ortiz wishing him a speedy recovery during a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Red Sox, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Dominican officials arrest 11th suspect in David Ortiz case

By MARTÍN JOSÉ ADAMES ALCÁNTARA - Associated Press

In this July 15, 2018, file photo, World Team Manager David Ortiz (34) speaks with U.S. Team Manager Torrii Hunter, before the All-Star Futures baseball game at Nationals Park, in Washington. Ortiz returned to Boston for medical care after being shot in a bar Sunday, June 9, 2019, in his native Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE**

DA: Suspect in David Ortiz shooting likely wanted in Pennsylvania

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Journalists surround the police vehicle carrying Eddy Vladimir Féliz Garcia who was taken into custody in connection with the shooting of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, as he is taken to court in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. His lawyer, Deivi Solano, said Féliz Garcia had no idea who he’d picked up and what was about to happen, and that he expected Féliz Garcia would be charged as an accomplice to an attempted murder. (AP Photo/Roberto Guzman)

The Latest: DR prosecutor vows no impunity in Ortiz shooting

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Eddy Vladimir Feliz Garcia, in custody in connection with the shooting of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, is transferred by police to court in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. His lawyer Deivi Solano said Feliz Garcia had no idea who he'd picked up and what was about to happen, and that he expected Feliz Garcia would be charged as an accomplice to an attempted murder. (AP Photo/Roberto Guzman) **FILE**

6 suspects, including gunman, arrested in David Ortiz shooting

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this July 15, 2018, file photo, World Team Manager David Ortiz (34) speaks with U.S. Team Manager Torrii Hunter, before the All-Star Futures baseball game at Nationals Park, in Washington. Ortiz returned to Boston for medical care after being shot in a bar Sunday, June 9, 2019, in his native Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) **FILE**

The Latest: 2nd arrest made in shooting of David Ortiz

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The Boston Red Sox and fans pause for a moment for former Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who was shot Sunday evening in the Dominican Republic, prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, June 10, 2019. Ortiz is expected to return to the area to be treated at a Boston hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Red Sox, Big Papi fans rally around Ortiz after shooting

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz smiles during batting practice before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Boston. Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said Ortiz was at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo around 8:50 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019, when a gunman approached from behind and shot him at close range. Ortiz was taken to the Abel Gonzalez clinic, where he underwent surgery, and his condition was stable, Bautista said. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ** FILE **

David Ortiz, former Red Sox slugger, shot at Dominican Republic bar

By Martín Jose Adames Alcántara - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy, left, addresses the media during a news conference updating the status of former Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, June 10, 2019. Ortiz was shot at a bar Sunday night in his native Dominican Republic. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, right, looks on. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

David Ortiz flown to Boston after being shot in a bar

By Martin Jose Adames Alcantara and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz encourages the crowd from the dugout during the eighth inning in Game 3 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

The Latest: Ortiz leaves Dominican Republic on air ambulance

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Dominican authorities say tourist died of heart attack

By MARTÍN JOSE ADAMES ALCÁNTARA - Associated Press