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A man caught on camera pistol-whipping and fatally shooting a longtime Coconut Grove resident pleaded guilty Monday to the killing.<\/p>\n

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Forty-year-old Albert Sistrunk accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 20 years in state prison followed by 10 years of probation.<\/p>\n

Investigators say the victim, 57-year-old Christopher Jones, was riding his bicycle along Southwest 37th Avenue when Sistrunk pulled up in an SUV.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video captured Sistrunk pistol-whipping Jones before firing a gun. Jones collapsed almost immediately after being struck.<\/p>\n

The video also shows at least two people walking or riding by the victim\u2019s body without stopping to help. It wasn\u2019t until a third passerby arrived that a crowd began gathering around Jones. Police arrived shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

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Authorities say Sistrunk fled the scene, but the SUV he was allegedly driving was later found parked on the grass in front of a home on Southwest 299th Street.<\/p>\n

Court records state that Sistrunk was wearing clothing similar to what appeared in the surveillance footage, and investigators found blood stains on those clothes.<\/p>\n

Jones was a well-known figure in Coconut Grove. During Monday\u2019s hearing, members of his family told Sistrunk they forgave him, but they also asked why he had to shoot.<\/p>\n

Sistrunk did not want to speak during sentencing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The family said Jones leaves behind a son, a police officer, who is grieving the loss of his father.<\/p>\n

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