A Portland man who fatally shot his sister’s boyfriend will spend seven and a half years behind bars.

Mark Cardilli Jr. was sentenced Monday in Cumberland County Superior Court to 11 years, with all but seven and a half suspended.

He testified he shot Isahak Muse to defend himself and his home during a violent confrontation early on March 16th, 2019. An autopsy showed Muse was hit in the back.

The shooting created tension in the city’s Muslim community. Some called it a hate crime by a white man against a Black Muslim man.