Man gets life in prison for fatal shooting of a UNM athlete

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Albuquerque man to life in prison in the 2019 shooting death of a University of New Mexico baseball player outside a bar. Darian Bashir was sentenced Tuesday in Bernalillo County District Court three months after a jury convicted him on charges of first-degree murder and evidence tampering. Prosecutors told Albuquerque TV station KRQE that the sentence will ensure Bashir stays in prison for at least 33 years. The 25-year-old Bashir will be eligible for parole in 2055 after serving 30 years for first-degree murder and three years for the evidence tampering charge. Bashir acknowledged his role in the shooting and offered an apology and condolences Tuesday to the Weller family.