UPDATED | 'A true hero': Family speaks out at sentencing of John Hetland's killer

From The Journal Times.com:

• Dee Hölzel

RACINE — Dalquavis Ward is going away for life.

Hetland

On Friday, the man convicted of killing beloved longtime Racine Police Officer John Hetland was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.

Judge Timothy Boyle handed down the sentence to Ward less than three months after the 27-year-old was found guilty on Sept. 25.

Ward was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of Hetland, who was 49 years old at the time of his death and a 24-year veteran of the RPD. Ward was additionally convicted of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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