Man gets 27 years for fatal shooting in Colorado Springs

A man charged in a fatal shooting at a Colorado Springs landscaping business has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.

The Gazette reports 34-year-old David Barker was sentenced Monday for the Aug. 19, 2014, death of Kenneth Bentley. Prosecutors agreed to a plea bargain to second-degree murder to avoid the risk of an acquittal at trial.

Bentley, a 39-year-old married father of six, was shot after he and Barker stepped into the garage at Lawn Guys, a now-defunct landscaping service.

Defense attorneys say both men were high on methamphetamine. Meanwhile, prosecutors say Barker claimed self-defense but gave several different versions of what happened.

Barker did not address the court Monday.

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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com