PIERCE, Neb. (AP) — A Columbus man has been sentenced to 10 to 14 years in prison for the shooting death of a Norfolk teenager in 2011.

24-year-old Daniel Hofmann was sentenced Thursday in Pierce County District Court. He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October, when he admitted to shooting his friend, 18-year-old Wesley Kuester, in April 2011. Three other charges were dropped as part of the deal.

Authorities say Hofmann shot Kuester with a shotgun while they were playing with guns after drinking.

Hofmann had faced up to 25 years in prison.