Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2020 shooting death of teen in Chicano Park [Breaking]
Ruiz was originally charged with murder, but pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and admitted to allegations that the killing benefited a criminal street gang and that he used a handgun in the crime.He is expected to be sentenced to 26 years in prison at a hearing set for June 14 in San Diego Superior Court.
Just before 10 p.m. on the night of the shooting, police officers responded to a parking lot at Chicano Park, where a large crowd was gathered, according to San Diego police Lt. Andra Brown.Romo was found inside the car, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Medics took him to a hospital, where he died.
Ruiz was arrested a little short of five months later. He had already been booked into county jail on suspicion of several unrelated felony crimes, including being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, when he was linked to Romo’s death. At Ruiz’s arraignment, Deputy District Attorney Kyle Sutterley alleged the shooting was committed in retaliation for the killing of one of Ruiz’s fellow gang members, who was killed one day before Romo was shot and killed.
Ruiz, who was on parole and wearing a GPS ankle monitor due to his parole status, was tracked going from his home to the scene of the shooting and back on the night of Oct. 23,2020, according to prosecutors.
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