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He was shot at the bar and lounge just 15-kilometers from where i stand right now up to six people have been taken into custody in this investigation. there have been robberies here, including one member of our team fortunately not hurt, just some valuables. we are told that is far too common on the streets of the dominican republic and, of course, these mysterious deaths and coincidences that we found. three of the now seven deaths purportedly directly linked to the mini bar. we took you inside...

Hes the seventh to have a mysterious death while at a resort. what can you tell us? >> its a question whether that death was mysterious or not. he died here in april in the dominican republic. its not clear in the death follows the same pattern. it was said to be a heart attack. the other deaths followed a pattern of drinking from a mini bar and having lung failure and dying. anyone someone that died here suddenly in the dominican republic in light of this story is reexamining the causes of the ...

Safety and health of their guests, the number one priority. a lot of these cases people have been drinking from the many bars. did your husband do that? >> know. he did drink beer and soda out of the refrigerator at the minibar but did not drink any liquor. heather: i hope you get more answers. glad youre looking into it again and our prayers are with you and your family. thank you. we will be right back, stay with us. ats going on up here? cant see what it is yet. what is that? thats a blazer? ...

>> i want to ask you about the recent death of four americans. just a comment. >> reporter: he was talking with a billionaire investor. here is what he had to say about these mysterious deaths. >> people have a tendency. that is where it begins. sometimes some people -- >> any sort of tampering with the minibar is not a problem. at the hard rock hotel and

Rock hotel and casino is here is what he had to say. listen. >> some people may not be capable of drinking and eating as much and thats why you have heart attacks and things like that. its not a probable of the mini bar. its a problem of us. the human beings when we get everything free, we get it and we drink it. >> and we can add to our reporting late yesterday the hard rock responding to our investigation issuing a statement expressing condolences to the families of robert bell wallace and dav...

In boston and the red sox sent a plane to get him. hes had to stirred surgeries but a stable and has been able to walk. the shootings comes on the heels of six deaths at six american resorts in the dominican republic. most following a similar pattern. a drink from the minibar, respiratory failure and death. the fbi is now part of the investigation. officials here say there is no link between the deaths but just coincidence. >> weve been working together and with the embassy is all throughout the...

To play out and that maryland couple back in maryland, autopsy being done independently there. we will see what it brings. you know, not getting a lot of answers here, we decided to go right to the top of the president since 2012 of the dominican republic, we had some tough questions. heres how it went. watch. >> mr. president. mr. president, i want to ask you about the recent deaths of four americans here in resort. >> yes. >> mr. president, just a comment, sir? we also wanted to ask president ...

Everything free, then you a make a party out of it. so, sometimes people may not be capable of drinking and eating as much and thats why you have [inaudible] its not a problem of the mini bar. president medina is a very responsible man. and im sure he is involved personally supervising making sure that all these comes to an end and he gets a clear picture of why that happened. >> now, when it comes to the mini bar, you heard him mention it there the hard rock casino in punta cana we showed that ...

Of the dominican republic and some concerns that the bad news could hurt tourism. first an update on david ortiz, the red sox slugger who was shot in the back in the bar in santo domingo sunday. theyve arrested an accomplice. he was beaten without mercy and kicked in the head before being turned over to police. they have a second suspect in custody but still no word on the motive. ortiz is still in intensive care but is in stable condition and walking in boston. he underwent a second surgery. in...

>> reporter: a reminder of how dangerous it is in the dominican republic, we didnt mention this yesterday when we first got here, 24 hours ago our producer pulled off the road to get directions and he was mugged at gunpoint, he is okay, lost his wallet, that is all and not harmed but it is a stark reminder of the dangers in the investigation we are pursuing here and we got a look inside here at the hard rock hotel, wanted to see the minibar because robert wallace in april dropped dead after drin...