ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Judge Britt Baca sentenced Eric Ford to 26 years behind bars Wednesday. Ford pleaded guilty to second degree murder in August.
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In February 2023 Ford was kicked out of the Circle K on Juan Tabo and Lomas. For responded by punching the clerk. Michael Uroiste, a bystander, stepped in to intervene. During the incident Ford shot and killed Uroiste. Another innocent bystander was also hit by gunfire and injured during the incident.