Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro was detained in his native Dominican Republic Saturday, allegedly in connection with a shooting incident that resulted in six people injured, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN. Rojas reported Castro was "detained by the authorities for questioning," though information on the incident is scarce at this point.
Starlin Castro detained in alleged connection with shooting incident, per report
The Chicago Cubs’ shortstop was detained following a shooting incident in the Dominican Republic, according to reports.
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According to Deadspin, citing a report in Spanish from El Caribe, seven people in total were detained by police following the incident, which occurred early Saturday at Ocean Club, a nightclub in Montecristi, the town where Castro was born. Castro’s brother and bodyguards were also allegedly involved, according to the report, along with “a group of men including the driver and assistant to Montecristi’s mayor.”
According to Castro’s agent, Paul Kinzer, the shortstop “voluntarily” provided information to the authorities.
Starlin Castro's agent, Paul Kinzer, said his client "had nothing to do" with the shooting and was never detained by authorities.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 27, 2014 Kinzer on Castro: "Voluntarily, he went in and talked with them [the local authorities]. It wasn’t like he was taken in for questioning."
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 27, 2014 According to Kinzer, Castro has already returned home following his visit with authorities.
Kinzer said Starlin Castro is home in Monte Cristi now. "According to him, the police have video showing he wasn't involved," he said.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 27, 2014 Earlier in December, Castro was linked to another shooting in the Dominican Republic, though his agent revealed he was cleared of any wrongdoing in that incident.
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