2 Charged In Deadly South St. Paul Shooting On Black Friday

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced Tuesday that two men in their early 20s were charged with murder in the fatal Black Friday shooting of 26-year-old Avontae Troy King in South St. Paul.

Andrew Michael Fisher, 20, of Cambridge, and Tre Manuel Iglesias, 22, of St. Paul each face one count of second-degree intentional murder and one count of second-degree unintentional murder (while committing a felony).

Fisher and Iglesias made their first court appearance Tuesday. Bail was set for Fisher in the amount of $1 million without conditions ($750,000 with conditions) and for Iglesias in the amount of $750,000 without conditions ($500,000 with conditions) by Judge Shawn Moynihan.

Their next court appearance is set for Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Hastings.

Keena extended her condolences "to the family, friends, and loved ones of Mr. King for their great loss."

On Friday, Nov. 24, at about 4:50 p.m., officers with the South St. Paul Police Department responded to a residential neighborhood in South St. Paul on a weapons call.

Police were later told that someone was shot and bleeding.

At the scene, officers found Avontae King lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest. King was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police interviewed multiple witnesses, and later that day, Iglesias told law enforcement the following, according to the criminal complaint:

• Iglesias and Fisher are friends
• Fisher had been staying on Iglesias’ couch for the last week.
• Fisher asked Iglesias for a ride, and the two went to a residence in Iglesias’ vehicle. Both went into the residence and while inside the residence, Fisher took a bag of marijuana that was on the table and ran out of the residence
• Iglesias followed Fisher out of the residence and King chased after them
• Standing on the sidewalk, Fisher shot the King and he and Iglesias fled in the vehicle they came in
• Iglesias drove Fisher to Cambridge and dropped him off

According to police, Iglesias later changed his version of facts and said a woman drove Fisher to Cambridge while Iglesias rode along. Iglesias said after that, he came to police to admit his involvement, according to the criminal complaint.