man in a car near the bar where the shooting took place. At approximately 8:50 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time, Ortiz was "ambushed by a man who got off a motorcycle", saw Ortiz wearing white pants, and shot him with a single bullet in the back. Jhoel López, a Dominican TV host who was with Ortiz, was also wounded in the leg during the shooting. Medical response According to Ortiz's spokesperson, Ortiz underwent a six-hour operation performed by three local physicians at the Abel Gonzalez Clinic. During the surgery, a portion of his intestines and colon, as well as his gallbladder, were removed; liver damage was also reported. On June 10, a medical flight sent by Ortiz's former team, the Boston Red Sox, brought Ortiz to Boston, so he could receive further treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He underwent a second surgery shortly after arriving at MGH, and was reported to be "making good progress toward recovery." A spokesman for Ortiz reported that it was considered to be a good sign that Ortiz was able to walk a few steps "just one day after surgery." Tiffany Ortiz released a statement on June 13 indicating that her husband was "in guarded condition in the surgical intensive care unit," advised that his condition was upgraded to "good" on June 18, and that he was moved out of intensive care on June 22. On July 11, the Red Sox released an update on behalf of Tiffany Ortiz, noting that her husband had undergone a third surgery, at MGH, and was "recovering well and is in good spirits." After more than six weeks at MGH, he was released from the hospital on July 26, 2019. López, struck by the same bullet that passed through Ortiz, was injured in the right thigh and did not need surgery. On July 29, in his first Instagram comments since leaving the hospital, Ortiz stated, "too bad I can't crush food yet". He made his first public appearance on September 9, throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park. Official investigation and legal response The first person to be arrested was 23-year-old Eddy Feliz Garcia, a local Dominican, who reportedly fell off the motorcycle used to transport the shooter, and was beaten by patrons of the bar before being taken into custody. By June 12, six suspects had been arrested in relation to the shooting and more were