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Burnsville homicide connected to Hopkins daycare deaths, police say
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • • nation
Key Points:
- The Burnsville Police Department is investigating a homicide involving a 78-year-old woman found stabbed to death at a residence, believed to be connected to the deaths at a Hopkins daycare earlier the same day.
- The Hopkins incident involved the deaths of two adults and a child at Brown Bear Daycare, with the suspect believed to have killed the woman and child before taking his own life.
- Police confirmed the victims in Hopkins appear to be from the same family, and six other children present at the daycare were unharmed and safely reunited with their families.
- Authorities are working to establish a timeline and motive, with the Burnsville stabbing likely occurring before the Hopkins deaths, but details remain under investigation.
- Officials have stated there is no ongoing threat to the public as investigations continue into both tragic incidents.
