Summary: Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu faces murder charges for the July 20, 2026, shooting deaths of three employees in St. Paul, Minnesota, after a parking contract disagreement at their apartment complex. He was arrested hours later. The victims — all employees at the complex — were identified as Nansi G. Fuentes Zambrano, 25, of Inver Grove Heights; Dena M. Silcox, 56, of St. Paul; and Adam J. Wilwerding, 43, of Oakdale.
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Updated 2026-07-23 7:10 pm ET.
A routine parking dispute at an apartment complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, ended in tragedy Monday when a tenant allegedly shot and killed three leasing office employees. Authorities say 30-year-old Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu, an Ethiopian, opened fire around 4:10 p.m. on July 20, 2026, after staff could not cancel his recently renewed garage parking contract.
Binessu, who lives in St. Paul, had contacted management earlier that day seeking to end the agreement. He told police he had sold his car in preparation for possible military service and expected flexibility on the contract. When told changes were not possible, he drove to the office in person. What began as a conversation quickly turned deadly.
Prosecutors charged Binessu Tuesday with three counts of second-degree intentional murder. The victims — all employees at the complex — were identified as Nansi G. Fuentes Zambrano, 25, of Inver Grove Heights; Dena M. Silcox, 56, of St. Paul; and Adam J. Wilwerding, 43, of Oakdale. Each performed daily tasks that help keep residents housed and supported in a busy rental community.
According to the criminal complaint, surveillance footage captured the rapid sequence inside the office. Binessu confronted the workers directly. He confessed to his roommate afterward, stating he had argued with management and killed three people. Officers arrested him that same night in Virginia, Minnesota, roughly 200 miles north. He was driving one victim’s vehicle and carried items including camping gear, his passport, Social Security card, an empty handgun magazine, and a permit to carry.
Ramsey County authorities moved quickly to file charges.
Binessu appeared in court shortly after his arrest. Investigators continue piecing together details from video evidence and interviews. The three victims leave behind families and colleagues who must now navigate sudden loss while continuing essential work in the rental industry.
This incident in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a stark reminder that business managers must remain vigilant about poor impulse control — a mental deficiency that studies show occurs at higher average rates in some populations, black communities in particular.
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Take away
Some contracts include cancellation clauses that permit either party to terminate the agreement. For example, if management unilaterally ended the parking terms with a tenant, that tenant would be fully justified in refusing to vacate the space. Likewise, tenants cannot unilaterally cancel the contract. Unfortunately, the Ethiopian individual may have lacked the mental capacity to understand these basic principles of contract law.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Sources/related links:
Twin Cities Pioneer Press coverage
KARE 11 report
Ramsey County court updates
Of course no mention of race in the article and the tiny bit of victim blaming with the assertion about de-escalation training.
Or maybe we stop allowing stupid niggers to have guns. Legally.