Marijuana was the apparent motive for the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man last week outside his South St. Paul home, according to charges filed Tuesday.

The Dakota County attorney’s office charged Andrew Michael Fisher, 20, of Cambridge, and Tre Manuel Iglesias, 22, of St. Paul, in the murder of Avontae Troy King, who died of a gunshot to the chest. He was a father of two boys, ages 4 and 2.

Andrew Michael Fisher and Tre Manuel Iglesias (Courtesy of the Dakota County sheriff’s office)

Fisher and Iglesias made initial court appearances on the charges Tuesday morning. A judge set Fisher’s bail at $1 million bail and Iglesias’ at $750,000. Both remain jailed.

Iglesias told investigators that Fisher was the shooter, the criminal complaints say. The documents do not mention investigators’ interaction with Fisher after his arrest.

According to the complaints, a man who lives in the 400 block of Third Avenue South told police it was just before 5 p.m. Friday when he heard someone outside yell, “shoot him.”

He ran to his front window and saw three people moving quickly down the street. Two men, later identified by police as Fisher and Iglesias, were in front, while the third, identified as King, followed them.

As the two men moved past a car parked in the street, one of them turned around and shot King, the homeowner told police. King fell to the ground and rolled in front of the car.

The homeowner said the two men, who were wearing dark-colored hoodies, got into an older, black Chevrolet sedan, with the shooter driving. He called 911 and provided aid to King, who was lying in the street. King 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 reported to law enforcement that he was present during the shooting.

Iglesias told investigators that Fisher had been staying on his couch for the last week. He said Fisher asked him for a ride and that they went to the South St. Paul home. He said that while they were inside, Fisher took a bag of marijuana that was on the table and ran out of the home.

Iglesias said he followed Fisher, and King was behind them. He said Fisher, while standing on the sidewalk near the grassy part of the curb, shot King. Iglesias said he was the driver of the car, according to the complaints.

Iglesias said he drove Fisher to Cambridge and dropped him off. He then changed his story and said his friend, a woman, drove Fisher to Cambridge, and that he rode along. He said that during the car ride, Fisher “started talking about shooting someone” and told the woman to “keep her mouth shut,” the complaints say.

The woman told police she was at Iglesias’ residence Friday when he and Fisher arrived there. Fisher asked her for a ride to Cambridge and she agreed. He changed out of his grey ripped jeans and a black top he had been wearing. She said that during the drive, Fisher “mentioned shooting someone,” the complaints say.

Iglesias was booked into the county jail early Saturday, while Fisher was taken into custody Sunday morning and booked into jail about two hours later, according to police and Dakota County jail records.

Fisher and Iglesias face two charges: aiding and abetting second-degree intentional murder and aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony.

Minnesota court records do not show a criminal history for Fisher.

Iglesias’ criminal record is made up of one conviction — a misdemeanor unlawful assembly offense for refusing to leave the area of Humboldt and 70th avenues in Brooklyn Center on April 14, 2021, during protests of the officer-involved fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Iglesias was fined $178.

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