Minneapolis man enters guilty plea in fatal shooting of St. Cloud man

A Minneapolis man accused of fatally shooting a St. Cloud man at a Minneapolis convenience store has pleaded guilty to murder.

Chaz Stubblefield, 33, entered his plea this week in Hennepin County District Court in connection with the death of 46-year-old Ryan Decker, of St. Cloud, outside a gas station store along Lake Street earlier this year.

Stubblefield was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the incident.

According to the criminal complaint, on his way out of the convenience store, Decker brushed Stubblefield, who then punched Decker in the back. The two exchanged words.

Stubblefield then followed Decker outside and accused him of uttering a racial epithet.

After Decker denied the accusation, Stubblefield spit in his face and shot him in the head, the complaint stated.