Suspect in Triple Murder ‘Executed’ Apartment Workers when He Couldn’t Cancel Parking Contract, Charges Say
Prosecutors say Tsegaab Binessu shot the workers after a parking-contract dispute, and investigators recovered 21 spent casings from the office.
- On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 30-year-old Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu with three counts of second-degree murder following a triple killing at the Davern Park Apartments in St. Paul on Monday.
- The incident stemmed from a dispute over a parking garage contract; after staff at the office told Binessu he could not cancel his renewal, he arrived in person to discuss the matter.
- Surveillance video shows Binessu shooting Adam Wilwerding and Dena Silcox multiple times before moving down a hallway; officers recovered 21 9mm bullet casings from the office where the three victims were found.
- Police arrested Binessu late Monday night in Virginia, Minnesota, about 200 miles north of St. Paul while he was driving Nansi Fuentes Zambrano's vehicle; he is due in court on Wednesday.
- Residents and family members gathered outside the office Tuesday with flowers and candles to remember the victims, as neighbors expressed shock, noting they had never seen such violence in the seven years they lived there.
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Immigrant Arrested After Fatal Parking Contract Dispute
An Ethiopian immigrant is accused of killing three rental office employees after a dispute over a parking agreement, according to police and prosecutors.The full story is still developing, and more details may emerge as the investigation continues. But one troubling element already stands out: The suspect reportedly believed he was being targeted by an unfair American system, and that belief appears to have played a role in how he understood the…
The prosecution maintains that the suspect opened fire inside the administration office and later confessed the crime to his roommate.
Ethiopian Migrant Executes Three Apartment Workers in Minnesota Over A Minor Parking Dispute: 'Hated the American System'
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A 30-year-old Ethiopian migrant is facing three counts of second-degree murder after authorities say he gunned down three apartment leasing office employees in cold blood over a $65 monthly parking contract he could not cancel. Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu was arrested following the July 20 shooting at Davern Park Apartments in St. Paul that left Nansi G. Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena M. Silcox, 56, and Adam J. Wilwerding, 43, dead. …
Immigrant who said he 'hated the American system' charged in St. Paul triple murder
Share This StoryAn Ethiopian immigrant has been charged in the triple slaying of a man and two women at an apartment complex in St. Paul’s Highland neighborhood on Monday in what charges indicate were execution-style murders over a $65 garage fee dispute. Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu, 30, has been charged with three counts of second-degree intentional murder without premeditation in the shootings that left behind 21 spent shell casings and killed Na…
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