Overview
- Police say 41-year-old Nathan Brown killed his wife, Kristen Brown, and their 7-year-old daughter, Evie, at Kristen’s in-home daycare on Wednesday while six other young children were in the house and a parent arriving for drop-off called officers.
- Officers later found Nathan Brown dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, and investigators say he killed 78-year-old Alice Brown at her Burnsville home earlier the same day.
- All six children who were in the Hopkins home during the attack were not physically harmed and were reunited with their families, and relatives have asked for privacy as they grieve.
- More than 200 people attended a community vigil in Hopkins to remember Kristen, Evie and Alice, and local leaders and families have mobilized mental-health and domestic-violence support for affected children and neighbors.
- Authorities say the investigation is active with no public motive released, prosecutors expected to review evidence, and officials continue to urge use of hotlines and victim services for anyone affected by the killings.