The sentencing of Eric Ruch Jr. comes after his historic conviction:
, including first-degree murder, for Ruch Jr., who is the officer alleged to have shot and killed Plowden, an unarmed Black man. The first-degree charge was later thrown out.
Ruch Jr., now 34, was fired months after the Dec. 27, 2017, shooting. According to details released following the grand jury investigation, Plowden, 25, was dazed, sitting on the ground and raising his left hand when Ruch fired his service weapon at Plowden's head. Plowden died the next day at a hospital. Prior to his conviction, Ruch was free on $500,000 bail since 2020.
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