Las Vegas man gets 8-20 years in prison for July 2024 shooting death of live-in girlfriend

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas man will serve eight to 20 years in prison under a plea agreement in the July 2024 deadly shooting of his girlfriend.

Jimmy Ramirez, 31, was sentenced Thursday for voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon and child abuse/neglect/endangerment by Judge Tierra Jones. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 29, according to court documents. At sentencing, he was given 499 days credit for time served.

Ramirez shot his live-in girlfriend, Megan Ruiz, on July 3, 2024, at their apartment on Jones Boulevard south of Flamingo Road, according to an arrest report…

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