An Edinburg man charged in a 2021 murder has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, according to a news release.

The news release said 24-year-old Gerardo Gonzalez pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of Salvador Sanchez. Gonzalez entered a guilty plea on February 3.

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Deputies responded to the 12000 block of Avenida Dulce to reports of shots fired, according to the news release.

The news release said when deputies arrived, they found a vehicle with its emergency lights on and bloodstains on the exterior; a shotgun was located in the rear passenger seat. Sanchez was found dead in the trunk from a single gunshot wound to the chest.