Apple Valley Man Sentenced for Fatally Shooting Friend

A 23-year-old Apple Valley man was sentenced Thursday for fatally shooting his friend.

According to the Dakota County Attorney's Office, Derrick Dahl was sentenced in connection with the death of 22-year-old Benjamin Hanson of Welch.

Dahl had pleaded guilty to Hanson's death in May. Dahl said he and his friends, including Hanson, were handling several handguns at a home in Burnsville on July 23, 2011.

Dahl pointed a handgun he thought was unloaded at Hanson's head, and pulled the trigger.

Hanson was shot in the head, and died the next day.

Dahl received a stayed prison sentence of 48 months, and was placed on probation for 10 years. As conditions of probation Dahl was ordered to serve 90 days in jail, and pay restitution.

 

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