PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer on trial for a deadly 2017 officer-involved shooting was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime on Wednesday.The former officer, Eric Ruch Jr., was charged with third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime in the shooting death of Dennis Plowden.
His initial charges also included first-degree murder, but that charge was later withdrawn.In a statement, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner thanked the jurors and constituents for "evenhandedly applied justice and accountability for all without exception."Ruch, according to Krasner, is scheduled for sentencing on Nov.
17. A Philadelphia judge revoked bail for Ruch, according to Krasner.In December 2017, police say plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle observed a white sedan wanted in connection with a homicide.
The officers requested marked patrol units respond to help stop the car, where Plowden and a 27-year-old woman were sitting.