Dominican Republic national Jose Ruiz has been sentenced to life, after being convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 33-year Rolando Fuentes.
Ruiz, whose sentence makes him eligible for parole, was also convicted on weapons charges, for which he’ll serve an additional 4 to 5 years.
Prosecutors said early morning on July 25, 2009, Ruiz gunned down Fuentes because the victim had shot his father in the neck, in a crossfire in the convict’s house in which the victim’s brother – Orlando Fuentes – was mortal wounded and the Dominican’s father was severely injured in the neck.
Fuentes later pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and illegal possession of a firearm for which he was sentenced to 7 years in prison, plus three years probation.
