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Man who shot, killed fellow college student faces 10 years

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A former Northern Arizona University student who pleaded guilty in a deadly shooting on campus is facing up to 10 years in prison.

Steven Jones is set to be sentenced Tuesday in the death of 20-year-old Colin Brough. The shooting happened on the university's Flagstaff campus in October 2015.

Three others were injured. Rather than risk a potential second-degree murder conviction at trial, Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter and three counts of aggravated assault.

The minimum Jones could serve under an agreement with prosecutors is five years. The agreement came years after jurors deadlocked on charges in Jones' first trial and ahead of a second trial.