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| Crazed Ethiopian migrant complained about 'The American System' after brutally killing three Minnesotans over petty $65 parking dispute | ||
| 2026-07-23 | ||
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An Ethiopian man is accused of fatally gunning down three people over a $65 parking fee at his apartment complex. Tsegaab Binessu,
All three worked for the property management company at his apartment complex. Binessu had been infuriated that he could not get a refund on his $65 parking pass at the Davern Park Apartments in St Paul, Minnesota. He stormed into the leasing office at around 4pm and opened fire, authorities have claimed in charging documents obtained by KSTP. When he was taken into custody later that night, Binessu allegedly expressed disappointment with the 'American system.' He complained he had tried for seven years to bring his wife and kids to the US from Ethiopia, and blamed the separation for his divorce, authorities said.
Police had initially said they received multiple calls on Monday night from people who reported hearing screams and gunshots at the apartment complex near the intersection of St Paul Avenue and West Seventh Street in the city's Highland Park neighborhood. One of those callers identified himself as Binessu's roommate since 2018, according to the charging documents. He told police how Binessu told him he went to the leasing office, argued with management and killed three people. Binessu then allegedly said he was walking to the police station. The roommate also told cops that Binessu had quit his job as a truck driver two months ago and had planned on enlisting in the US Navy. He had planned to sell his car and cancel the $65-a-month parking garage contract at the apartment, the roommate said. Apartment staff later also told authorities that Binessu had called earlier in the day to cancel the parking contract, but they told him he couldn't get out of paying it as he recently renewed it. Binessu then allegedly replied that he was going down to the leasing office to talk about it in person, to which the woman on the other end said he would receive the same response. Surveillance footage from the leasing office then allegedly showed Silcox and Wilwerding talking to Binessu, when he suddenly lifted his shirt, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the workers. Wilwerding put his hands in front of his body in a desperate attempt to protect himself, the charging documents state, as Binessu fired three times. He then allegedly fired another three rounds as Wilwerding fell to the ground. Meanwhile, police said, Silcox screamed and covered her ears – repeatedly saying, 'No, no, no.' At that point, Binessu shot her five times in rapid succession, and as she tried to push her chair from the desk, he fired at her once more. Before the camera feed ended, authorities said, Binessu walked down a hallway out of view of the camera when a scream could be heard followed by four more gunshots. Police now say Zambrano was shot as she tried to escape through the office window. When authorities then arrived on the scene, they found all three victims dead from multiple gunshot wounds as a man told officers his girlfriend was one of the victims and her car was missing from the parking lot. Officers also found a total of 21 spent shell casings at the scene. Binessu was ultimately arrested several hours later, driving Zambrano's vehicle in Virginia, Minnesota – about 200 miles north of St Paul, CBS News reports. There appeared to be newly-bought camping gear inside the vehicle, along with Binessu's US passport, Social Security card, an empty handgun magazine and his permit to carry a firearm, police said. The suspect was also allegedly wearing the same outfit that he was seen wearing in the surveillance footage. When he was then taken into custody, Binessu bemoaned what he dubbed the 'American system' as he claimed he was treated unfairly due to his race and immigration history. He also said he had lost everything he cared about – including his business, peace of mind and his family – and said his life without them didn't make sense anymore. But Binessu did not confess to the shooting, only admitting that he went to the leasing office and had a dispute with the staff there. He then made his first court appearance on Wednesday, when a judge ordered him to stay behind bars until his trial in mid-August. | ||
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