Second defendant admits to role in fatal shooting of South St. Paul father during marijuana robbery

An accomplice in the fatal shooting of a -year-old South St Paul man during a marijuana robbery has admitted to his role in the slaying Tre Manuel Iglesias Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office Tre Manuel Iglesias of St Paul pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony for the killing of Avontae Troy King who died of a gunshot to the chest outside his home King had gone outside to go after Andrew Michael Fisher who had grabbed a bag of marijuana off King s table and ran out of the home Fisher turned around and fired once hitting King in the chest Fisher and Iglesias sped away In August Fisher of Cambridge Minn was sentenced to just shy of years in prison after pleading guilty to the same charge The length of the sentence was part of a plea deal he reached with prosecutors Iglesias plea document does not include a proposed term he will receive at sentencing which is scheduled for Sept Two other counts will be dismissed aiding and abetting second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree aggravated robbery Iglesias entered the plea at a hearing set for a jury trial which was to begin this week King was a father of two boys who were ages and at the time of his killing Shoot him According to court documents Fisher and Iglesias went to King s home in the block of Third Avenue South on Nov After Fisher grabbed the marijuana he and Iglesias ran King was close behind Fisher while standing on the sidewalk turned and shot King and they fled the scene in Iglesias bus A neighbor reported police it was just before p m when he heard someone outside yell shoot him so he ran to his front window and saw three people moving swiftly down the street He revealed as the two men moved past a car parked in the street one of them turned around and shot King who fell to the ground and rolled in front of the car Andrew Michael Fisher Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office The neighbor reported the two men who were wearing dark-colored hoodies got into an older black Chevrolet sedan He called and provided aid to King who was lying in the street He was unarmed King did not have a pulse when police arrived on scene He was pronounced dead at Regions Hospital in St Paul Later that night Iglesias disclosed to law enforcement that he was there during the shooting Iglesias advised investigators that Fisher had been staying on his couch for the last week He noted Fisher questioned him for a ride and that they went to the South St Paul home He declared Fisher while standing on the sidewalk near the grassy part of the curb shot King Iglesias revealed he drove the car from the scene according to the charges A woman explained investigators she was at Iglesias residence that night when he and Fisher arrived there Fisher sought her for a ride to Cambridge and she agreed He changed out of his clothes She stated that during the drive Fisher mentioned shooting someone the charges say Related Articles Columbia Heights man arrested in teen son s death Minnesota state Sen John Hoffman shot times by a man posing as an officer leaves the hospital Woman who died after shooting on Minneapolis interstate was -year-old from St Paul After rainbow flags damaged in St Paul man charged in connection with attempted sign theft Epstein client list doesn t exist Justice Department says walking back theory Bondi had promoted