A man accused in a June 2017 murder in McAllen was sentenced to 45 years in jail.

Alex Arevalo was sentenced on Tuesday for the murder of Nicolas Anthony Bazan, whose body was discovered along the 1400 block of Vine Avenue with a gunshot wound.

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Arevalo and four other suspects were accused of shooting and killing Bazan while trying to rob him.