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VALPARAISO | A 36-year-old Valparaiso man pleaded guilty Monday morning to the shooting death of his friend during an evening of drinking, smoking marijuana and break dancing two years ago.

Abraham Bratcher pleaded guilty to a felony count of voluntary manslaughter as part of a proposed agreement that calls for a 20-year prison term with no time suspended, according to the staff for Porter Superior Court Judge Roger Bradford.

Bradford will decide July 25 whether to accept the agreement and carry out sentencing.

Bratcher told officers he shot 31-year-old Gerid Forste on April 2, 2014, just minutes after catching him attempting to steal his cologne and the rifle used in the shooting, police said .

Bratcher said he took the Smith & Wesson AR-15 back from Forste and the two ended up in a tugging match with the rifle, at which time he wrestled it away and shot Forste, according to charging information.

An autopsy revealed the Kouts resident was shot once in the chest and twice in the legs. It also showed Forste was shot at intermediate range and was facing away from Bratcher and possibly in a defensive posture.