A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a “game” the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges, including manslaughter, after Michael Leier died, and lawyers for both sides asked that he receive the mandatory minimum sentence.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Duncan says in her written ruling that In the early evening of March 12, 2023, Steenbergen fired a round from a Polymer80 semi-automatic firearm at Leier while he was wearing a bulletproof vest….