Prison ordered in 2013 Leavenworth shooting death

A 49-year-old Leavenworth man was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in prison for the December 2013 shooting death of another man.

Jeffery Allen Sifford previously pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Richard Eugene Luse, 58.

A witness saw Luse and Sifford struggling over a gun inside a trailer in the 19800 block of Springdale Road in Leavenworth.

Sifford’s attorney said that at the time of the shooting, Sifford believed Luse was going to hurt him.

Sifford also was sentenced Friday on charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published April 24, 2015 at 1:25 PM with the headline "Prison ordered in 2013 Leavenworth shooting death."