BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 11:  David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox enters the dugout after batting practice before the Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on April 11, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Mastermind of David Ortiz attack arrested
02:11 - Source: CNN
CNN  — 

Former Red Sox player David Ortiz is out of intensive care two weeks after a gunman shot him in his native Dominican Republic, his wife says.

“Earlier this week, David underwent a third surgery for complications resulting from his gunshot wound,” Tiffany Ortiz said. “The operation was performed by Dr. David King at Massachusetts General Hospital. David is recovering well and is in good spirits.”

A gunman shot Ortiz in the lower back on June 9 while he was sitting on a crowded bar patio in Santo Domingo. The bullet passed through Ortiz, perforating his intestines and internal organs. It then hit his friend, TV talk-show host Jhoel Lopez, in the leg.

Following surgery in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz was flown to Boston, where he underwent a second operation.

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say he was not the intended target of the shooting.

A friend of Ortiz – who shared a table with him at a patio bar in Santo Domingo – was the target of the bungled hit, Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez Sanchez said last week.

Several people have been arrested, including Victor Hugo Gomez Vasquez, the alleged mastermind of the plot.