A Winnipeg man received a 14 year prison sentence for shooting two police officers during a drug raid.
Daniell Anderson shot the officers as they were executing a search warrant on Jubilee Avenue in December, 2006.
Three officers were seriously injured that night, two shot by Anderson, another inadvertently struck by a police bullet.
Anderson lost parts of two fingers.
Roberta Campbell, Anderson's lawyer, called for a sentence of seven years.
The Crown wanted to send a strong message to deter people who harm police, asking for a sentence of 20 years with no chance of parole for 10 years.
The judge found the Crown's request to be excessive.
The sentence would have been sufficient, the officers' union says, if Anderson was required to serve the entire time.
"I would say that 14 years would be a deterrent if it was 14 years but it's not," said Winnipeg Police Association president Mike Sutherland, noting that Anderson could be released in four years if he applies for parole.
Anderson's family declined comment.
At Anderson's trial last year, prosecutors said officers announced their presence and made it clear why they were there. Anderson's lawyers, however, said their client feared for his life and believed the officers were intruders.
During his sentencing hearing last week, Anderson said sorry for what he described as his mistake.
"I wish I could go back to that night and take it back. I would like to apologize to everyone that was affected by that night. Sorry," Anderson said Thursday.
