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Posted: Updated:A Bronx man convicted in a murder that happened near a child care center will spend the next 75 years in jail.
On Friday, a judge handed down that sentence to Ruben Pizzarro.
The murder took place near Crotona Avenue in 2015.
Prosecutors say it's where Pizzaro, who authorities say was part of a gang that sold drugs, gunned down David Rivera, a rival drug dealer.
Pizzarro was convicted last June.
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