Man sentenced to prison for deadly road rage shooting of semi driver

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SIDNEY — A man will spend decades in prison for shooting and killing a man in Sidney in August 2023.

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LaShawn Hughes was sentenced to at least 20 years to life in prison for the murder of Tyler Welsh.

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As News Center 7 previously reported, in August 2023 Sidney dispatchers got a call about a man down in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Ferguson Court.

When officers arrived they found Welsh, 32, dead from a gunshot wound, according to the Sidney Police Department.

Hughes was arrested after driving away from the scene in his semi-truck.

Police said they believe the fight between the two men was likely due to a road rage incident.

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