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Red Sox Flying Ortiz Back To Boston After Shooting: Patch PM

Also: Newton mural to change after girl notices everyone is white​ | Killer whale swims alongside dolphins off Cape Cod | More.

Leo Ortiz, center, father of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, talks with journalists after his son was shot.
Leo Ortiz, center, father of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, talks with journalists after his son was shot. (Ricardo Hernandez/Associated Press)

Welcome to Monday's Patch PM. Here are today's top stories:

David Ortiz Shot In Dominican Republic; Red Sox Arrange Boston Flight

The Red Sox legend will be treated at Massachusetts General Hospital after he was shot at a bar. The bullet damaged several of Ortiz's organs.

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Newton Mural To Change After Girl Notices Everyone Is White

A 9-year-old Newton girl and a school teacher led an effort to make a city mural more diverse after noticing everyone in it is white.

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WATCH: Killer Whale Swims Alongside Dolphins Off Cape Cod

"One of the most amazing things I've seen in awhile..." wrote the charter company that captured the rare scene.

Local

Ryan Driscoll, 16, was identified as the victim of a fatal weekend crash on Interstate 93 in Andover. His father issued a plea to help the family and police understand what happened.

Caffè Nero will open its second location at the Burlington Mall in September as part of the first phase of the Village at Burlington Mall makeover.

Mansfield could get its first marijuana business if a proposal for a recreational dispensary at 321 School St., across from the Mansfield Crossing shopping plaza, is approved.

Marlborough's first recreational pot shop opened without a hitch.

The staff at the new Garden Remedies retail marijuana shop in Marlborough. (Credit: Garden Remedies)

After a day-long search, a missing 11-year-old Wilmington boy returned home.

A drunk Woburn driver hit two people in the Applebee's parking lot, police said.

Sports

The Red Sox host the Texas Rangers, the team they are jockeying for position with in the American League wild card race. Chris Sale takes the mound at 7:10 (NESN) ... The Bruins scorched the Blues in the third period, skating away with a 5-1 win and prompting a Game 7 in Boston Wednesday night for the Stanley Cup.

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