Minnesota Man Kills Wife, Daughter And Relative Before Suicide, Police Say
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a 41-year-old man killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter at their Brown Bear Childcare home daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, then fatally shot himself.[1]
Six other children were inside the licensed daycare and were not physically injured, and a parent dropping off a child witnessed the attack and called police.[1] Police in Burnsville later found a 78-year-old female relative fatally stabbed at a home where the man had been living, and investigators say the killings are connected.[1]
Investigators say the Hopkins shooting and the Burnsville stabbing are part of a single investigation.[1]
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- On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a 41-year-old man killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter at their Brown Bear Childcare home daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, then fatally shot himself.
- Six other children were inside the licensed daycare at the time but were not physically injured; a parent dropping off a child witnessed the attack and called police.
- Police in Burnsville, about 20 miles away, later found a 78-year-old female relative fatally stabbed at a home where the man had been living, and investigators say the two killings are connected.
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August 13, 2026