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Nacogdoches man sentenced to 50 years in prison for 2019 murder

By Darby Good,

17 hours ago

NACOGDOCHES, Texas ( KETK ) – A Nacogdoches man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder in the case of a 2019 murder.

Victor Torres was 19-years-old at the time he was initially arrested after a Sunday morning shooting in November 2019.

Authorities reported at the time that Torres approached five men who were working on a barn and began shooting at them with a .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle . Among the men, 34-year-old Jose Rojo-Velasco was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Torres reportedly told confessed to being the shooter and said he had an ongoing problem with one of the victims.

Torres was sentenced to 50 years in prison on July 5 for murder, and 20 years in prison for other charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The sentences are set to run concurrently.

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