A Lincoln teenager has pleaded no contest to charges in connection with a fatal shooting.

Zachary Neuberger entered the plea Wednesday to manslaughter and a firearm charge. His trial for the death of 19-year-old Naif Al-Kazahy was set to begin April 1.

The agreement with prosecutors takes a life sentence off the table. But the teen still faces dozens of years in prison when he’s sentenced April 15.

Neuberger was initially charged with second-degree murder and two weapons counts. Prosecutors say Neuberger was 17 when he shot Al-Kazahy in the chest during a late-night brawl in July.

Two other men have been charged as accessories in the fight, which involved several people