Officer convicted of manslaughter in Black motorist's d...
A white Philadelphia police officer has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man
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A white Philadelphia police officer has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man
A former Philadelphia police officer was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter Tuesday in what has been described as the first murder trial in Philadelphia's...
Eric Ruch was found guilty in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dennis Plowden back in 2017.
Former Philly Police officer Eric Ruch shot and killed Dennis Plowden, 25, in Germantown on Dec. 27, 2017. Ruch is now charged with murder.
2 months ago “It seems to us there has to be one standard of justice,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner during a virtual news conference. “We cannot have state law that encourages and incentivizes police officers who violate the constitution while they are killing people.” A bi-partisan group of nearly 70 criminal justice leaders from across the country, including chiefs of police, attorneys general, and elected prosecutors, filed an amicus brief in support of the DA’s appeal. Fortuanto Perri Jr., one of Pownall’s lawyers, declined comment on Thursday’s brief. H...