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Hopkins daycare deaths, Burnsville homicide involved the same family, authorities say
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • • general
Key Points:
- Authorities confirmed a connection between a Hopkins daycare murder-suicide and a Burnsville homicide after discovering that the suspect in the daycare incident was linked to the victim in Burnsville.
- At the Hopkins daycare, a 41-year-old woman and a 7-year-old girl were found stabbed to death, while a 41-year-old man—identified as the child's father and the woman's husband—died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Six other children were present during the Hopkins incident but were unharmed and safely reunited with their families following police intervention.
- The Burnsville homicide involved a 78-year-old woman, described as a close family relative of the Hopkins suspect, who was found dead in her home; the suspect had recently lived there.
- Both police departments emphasize there is no ongoing threat to the public, and investigations into both incidents remain active.
