Van Buren man gets 25 years for killing father

VAN BUREN — An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his 75-year-old father with a shotgun.

The Southwest Times Record reported that 55-year-old Eddie Hice received the punishment after pleading guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday. He also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was given 20 years of probation on that charge. The sentences will run consecutively.

Hice fatally shot his father, Herschel Hice, at a home that they shared in Van Buren. The older man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say Eddie Hice was intoxicated during the shooting. He told deputies that the shooting was in self-defense.

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