An Ethiopian migrant has been accused of murdering three employees at his apartment building in St Paul, Minnesota, following a dispute over a $65 parking-deck contract. The case has drawn attention because the suspect reportedly claimed he was being targeted by anti-immigrant bias, while police allege the confrontation escalated into fatal violence.

Fox News reported that the incident occurred days after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced criticism over his defence of a pardon granted to an undocumented immigrant convicted of a sex offence. The article presents the killings as part of a wider political debate over immigration, criminal justice and public safety; the allegations against the suspect have not been proven in court.