A man has pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of a 43-year-old Birmingham man who was gunned down inside his truck more than two years ago.

Darric Hall, 32, was initially charged with capital murder in the slaying of Anthony Bernard Jackson Jr., who worked for the nonprofit Kikstart providing meals to the Birmingham area and was a parking lot attendant at his church.

Hall on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a reduced charged of murder. He entered his plea before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Streety, who sentenced Hall to 20 years in prison per the plea agreement.

The deadly shooting happened June 14, 2021, in the 1500 block of 29th Street in Ensley.

Birmingham police responded that Monday on a report of a person down. They found Jackson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:43 p.m.

Authorities at the time said the suspect pulled up behind Jackson’s truck in a silver SUV, exited the vehicle and fired several shots at Jackson.

Hall, who lived in Fairfield, then fled the scene. Officers from multiple agencies later set up a perimeter in western Jefferson County, primarily the Brighton area, after the suspect was reportedly spotted there.

He was captured within a week.

Hall in 2013 was charged with three counts of attempted murder after authorities say he tried to run over three Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge reckless endangerment and received a 12-month suspected sentence.

Jackson, according to his obituary, was a father to three. He worked for the nonprofit Kikstart providing meals to the Birmingham area. “Anthony would some time give the children extra meals if he felt they may not have food available for that night. A man with a heart for the children,’’ the obituary read. “As the parking lot attendant for the St. James Baptist Christian Center, you never had to worry about getting your car stuck or hit with him overseeing the parking. As the church custodian he ensured every space in the church was extra clean. You knew Anthony had cleaned the church based on the overwhelming aroma of bleach and fabuloso.”

Jackson was a dog lover and breeder. “The best part of his day was making sure his dogs were well fed, rested, cared for, active, and socialized. He had such an eye for different breeds of dogs that he could name them by mere sight,’’ the obituary read. “Besides being an awesome employee, dog lover and part-time farmer he was a loyal and dependable father, son, brother, uncle, friend and soon to be grandfather. Whenever and wherever he was needed, he was there.”