Medical Examiner Confirms Victims in Hopkins Daycare Murder-Suicide and Burnsville Killing

Medical Examiner Confirms Victims in Hopkins Daycare Murder-Suicide and Burnsville Killing

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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said on August 14 that the three victims of the August 10 killings—a woman, her 7-year-old daughter and a 78-year-old relative—have been identified. Police reported that a 911 call led officers to a home daycare in Hopkins on August 10, where they found the bodies of a man, the woman and the child. The adult male, identified as 41-year-old Nathan Brown, was believed to have stabbed his wife and daughter before shooting himself.

Investigators also linked the incident to the stabbing death of a 78-year-old woman in Burnsville earlier that day. Six other children present were unharmed.

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Hopkins Police Mayor Jacob Frey Mayor Hanlon Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty Victims (woman and child)

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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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August 14, 2026
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Hennepin County Medical Examiner Identifies Victims in Hopkins and Burnsville Fatalities
Hennepin County Medical Examiner Identifies Victims in Hopkins and Burnsville Fatalities

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS • 14 Aug 22:49

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identities of three victims in a suspected murder-suicide at a Hopkins daycare and a related death in Burnsville.

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Man kills wife and daughter at Minnesota daycare before taking his own life
Man kills wife and daughter at Minnesota daycare before taking his own life

AP News • 14 Aug 01:15

Police say Nathan Brown stabbed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a Hopkins daycare and then shot himself, while six other children were unharmed.

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August 13, 2026
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Man kills wife and daughter at Hopkins home daycare before taking his own life
Man kills wife and daughter at Hopkins home daycare before taking his own life

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS • 13 Aug 22:58

Police say a 41-year-old man stabbed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a Hopkins home daycare before committing suicide; six other children were found unharmed.

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Three Dead in Hopkins In-Home Daycare Attack, Police Say
Three Dead in Hopkins In-Home Daycare Attack, Police Say

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • 13 Aug 16:57

A 911 call led Hopkins police to a home where a woman, her 7-year-old daughter and a man were found dead after a violent incident, while six other children were unharmed.

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Minnesota man fatally shoots wife and child at home daycare before taking his own life
Minnesota man fatally shoots wife and child at home daycare before taking his own life

PBS • 13 Aug 01:15

Police say a 41-year-old man killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter at their Hopkins, Minnesota, home daycare, later committing suicide, and is also suspected of murdering a 78-year-old relative in Burnsville.

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August 12, 2026
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Authorities link Hopkins daycare murder-suicide to Burnsville homicide
Authorities link Hopkins daycare murder-suicide to Burnsville homicide

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • 12 Aug 21:38

Police say the stabbing and shooting at a Hopkins in-home daycare, which killed two adults and a child, are connected to a separate homicide of a 78-year-old woman in Burnsville, involving a close family member.

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Burnsville homicide linked to earlier Hopkins daycare killings, police say
Burnsville homicide linked to earlier Hopkins daycare killings, police say

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • 12 Aug 20:53

Police say the stabbing death of a 78-year-old woman in Burnsville is connected to the murders and suicide at a Hopkins daycare earlier that day.

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Three family members found dead in suspected murder-suicide at Hopkins home daycare
Three family members found dead in suspected murder-suicide at Hopkins home daycare

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS • 12 Aug 19:41

Police say a man, woman and child were killed in an apparent murder-suicide at an in-home daycare in Hopkins, while six other children were unharmed.

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Three dead, including child, found at Hopkins home daycare
Three dead, including child, found at Hopkins home daycare

NBC News • 12 Aug 16:35

Police say two adults and a young child were found dead at Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, and are investigating the incident as potentially isolated.

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Three dead, including child, found in Hopkins home daycare
Three dead, including child, found in Hopkins home daycare

cbsnews.com • 12 Aug 15:46

Police say a man is suspected of killing a woman and child before taking his own life at a residential daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, where seven children were present.

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Three family members found dead at Hopkins in-home daycare, police say
Three family members found dead at Hopkins in-home daycare, police say

fox9.com • 12 Aug 15:18

Police say a man, woman and child were discovered dead at a Hopkins, Minnesota in-home daycare on Wednesday morning, and that the adult victim is believed to have taken his own life.

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