A South Bend man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after admitting to illegally possessing a firearm connected to a shooting in a residential neighborhood.

Terrence Baker, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco to 109 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Adam Mildred.

Baker previously pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Federal prosecutors say Baker, who has prior felony convictions for armed robbery and cocaine possession, fired approximately eight shots at an occupied home in South Bend during a dispute over $500.

Police responded to the shooting and found multiple bullet holes in the side of the two-story home. Investigators also recovered spent shell casings at the scene.

According to prosecutors, officers reviewed text messages allegedly sent by Baker threatening the occupant of the home before the shooting occurred.

Authorities later located Baker several weeks after the shooting and say he was carrying the same .380 caliber handgun used in the incident.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the South Bend Police Department as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office also assisted in the case.