One of the men charged in the murder of 22-year-old Alex Becker was sentenced on Friday morning.

Detwan Cortell Allen, 20, was sentenced in Ramsey County District Court to more than 30 years (367 months) in prison.

That’s the maximum allowed under the law and one that Becker’s family tearfully asked the judge to issue as they remembered him.

The sentence stems from a Dec. 27, 2022 shooting, in which Becker was shot and killed on the 500 block of Lawson Avenue West, just feet away from his home.

A jury convicted Allen of murder in December, a day after getting the case and nearly two weeks after the trial started.

Allen and two others, Shaun Lamar Travis and Arteze Owen Kinerd, were arrested after police reviewed surveillance footage in the area. Travis was acquitted in December of 2023 and Kinerd pleaded guilty in February. Kinerd’s sentencing is scheduled for June 3.

“I miss him so much,” Alex’s father, Tim Becker, said in court. “I can still hear his laughter.”

“Everything in this world is less without him,” he added.

Tara Becker, Alex’s mother, told the judge, “Every moment for the rest of my life will be tinged with sadness” because of her son’s death, adding that Allen “sentenced our family to a life of unhappy suffering. I will never forgive his selfishness.”

Allen read off a piece of paper, offering a brief statement apologizing to the Becker family for its loss.

Judge Paul Yang took the time to note how cold the crime was.

“It’s like you guys are hunting, you chased him down, your prey, you surround him, and you shot the prey as your target practice. … This is a human being we’re talking about,” Yang said.

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