identified as the target of the attack, said that he has no enemies and does not look like Ortiz. Dominicans, including Pedro Martínez, have since expressed divided views on the official account, doubting claims made by the government, but also doubting that Ortiz was the actual target of the attack. Private investigation On August 25, 2019, The Boston Globe reported that Ortiz had hired Ed Davis, a former commissioner of the Boston Police Department, to investigate the shooting. In June 2021, the Globe reported that Davis had left the case, saying that the official investigation in the Dominican Republic was ongoing. On March 19, 2022, the Globe reported that Davis had disclosed his findings for the first time, contradicting the official account of the shooting and saying that accused drug kingpin César "The Abuser" Peralta had put a bounty on Ortiz, by whom he felt disrespected. At the time of the shooting, Peralta was wanted in the United States on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and heroin. He was extradited to Puerto Rico in December 2021. His attorney, who claims Peralta and Ortiz are "close friends", denied that Peralta had any involvement in the shooting, and said that Peralta was part of the crowd outside the clinic that treated Ortiz the night of the shooting. Ortiz, however, said that he had only a casual relationship with Peralta. According to Ortiz's communications adviser, Ortiz asked the Globe to add to his comments that "while David appreciates the thoroughness of [Davis's] report, he awaits further legal action in the Dominican and US courts to bring final clarity and answers on why this happened to him". References Further reading June 2019 crimes in North America 2019 in the Dominican Republic Violence in the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball controversies 2019 crimes in the Dominican Republic Ortiz, David