A man in Hopkins, Minnesota, kills his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at their in-home daycare while other children are present, police say. Officers also say he later takes his own life. The attack occurs at Brown Bear Childcare, which the couple owned.
Police report that, prior to the daycare killings, the man also fatally harms a 78-year-old relative at the relative’s home. Authorities say all other children at the daycare—six children—are not physically injured. Different outlets describe the sequence as a killing of a relative followed by the daycare attack and then suicide.
Coverage focuses on the timeline and location, with attention on the daycare setting where young children are gathered. Reports also note the victim ages and the role of a parent who calls police after witnessing the attack.
