Two men have been sentenced for a non-fatal shooting that took place over a year ago outside a Cranbrook bar.

RCMP say it was a crime that raised tensions between rival drug dealers and appears to be a catalyst for more recent violence.

It was October 2009 when a brawl erupted outside the Sam Steele Inn and led to the shooting of 32-year-old Chad Munroe, who was hit once in the leg and one in the shoulder.

But he was unco-operative with police and at the trial of the accused.

"We're pleased that the community sees that even where a victim is not co-operative with the investigation and not co-operative with the Crown, that the people will still be brought to justice, brought before the court and held accountable for their actions," said Ann Katrine Saettler, Crown prosecutor.

Kevin Winters, 52, was found guilty of the shooting. He was sentenced to seven years with double credit for time served, leaving six years and one month remaining.

Donald Faid, 55, was found guilty of retrieving the gun used in the shooting from a vehicle. He was on parole at the time for second-degree murder, a crime committed in Alberta in 1979.

He has been in jail since his arrest. After double credit for time served, he has just one year and seven months left on his four-year sentence.

"You know, the judge could have agreed with the Crown and not given him credit for time served, so that turned out well for Mr. Faid in that regard," said Faid's defence lawyer Greg Sawchuk.

The trial judge believes the brawl and the shooting stemmed from a rivalry over control of Cranbrook's drug trade.

It appears the rivalry continues behind prison walls as both men were severely beaten y other inmates shortly after being jailed.

They are now serving their time in segregation, which prison authorities say is the only way to keep them protected.

"They are in cells for 23 out of 24 hours, seven days a week and only allowed out briefly for a shower and meals," said Rick Strahl, Winters' defence lawyer.

This past November, Munroe and three other men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

Police believe that murder plot may have led to the deaths of Leanne MacFarlane and her boyfriend Jeffrey Taylor.

RCMP say the couple were not the intended targets when they were shot to death in their home.