Minnesota Man Kills 3, Dies by Suicide at Daycare as 6 Children Escape Harm
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 12
Minnesota Man Kills 3, Dies by Suicide at Daycare as 6 Children Escape Harm
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 12
Summary
A 41-year-old man stabbed his wife and 7-year-old daughter at the family’s Hopkins home daycare, then fatally shot himself, police said.
A parent dropping off a child witnessed the attack in the basement and called police; all six other children at Brown Bear Childcare were not physically harmed.
Burnsville officers later found a 78-year-old female relative fatally stabbed at a home 20 miles away, and investigators believe the two crime scenes are linked.
Police said no motive has been identified, no prior calls had been made to the Hopkins address, and the timeline between the Burnsville and Hopkins killings remains unclear.
The daycare had been state-licensed since 2019, had capacity for 10 children, and was found compliant during inspections in 2023, 2024 and 2025.