A Huntsville man Thursday pleaded guilty to murder in the July 2020 shooting death of a man in a car.

Tayveon Doron Markei Sanderson, 22, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder charges.

Sanderson was arrested following the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Sanchez Leslie, on July 26, 2020 in a vehicle on Jordan Lane, just south of Mastin Lake Road.

Investigators said following his arrest that the shooting happened during a dispute between Sanderson and Leslie.

Sanderson’s ex-girlfriend was in the vehicle with Leslie at the time of the shooting, but was unharmed.

Sanderson had originally been charged with capital murder before the plea.