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Engel Beltre, Starlin Castro being questioned in connection with a shooting

A report out of the Dominican Republic indicates that Engel Beltre and Starlin Castro are being questioned in connection with a shooting

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Engel Beltre and Starlin Castro are reportedly being questioned in connection with a shooting in the Dominican Republic.

The above link is in Spanish, but from what I can glean, there was a shooting at a nightclub last night, and Beltre, a former Rangers prospect who missed most of last season with a broken leg, and Castro, a shortstop for the Cubs, are being questioned.  It appears that video from the club shows one of them with a weapon.

This is just the latest in a series of unpleasant events involving MLB players in the Dominican this offseason.  Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident during the World Series, Pedro Strop was involved in a scary-looking accident (though he was unhurt), Ronald Guzman was involved in an accident where a motorcyclist was killed, and now this.