Hopkins daycare deaths: Court docs reveal what unfolded inside the home
Key Points:
- Hopkins police responded to a domestic violence incident at an in-home daycare on Tyler Avenue North, where three people—a 41-year-old woman, a 41-year-old man, and a 7-year-old girl—were found dead; the woman and child were stabbed, and the man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- A parent arriving at the daycare witnessed the attack, reporting the man stabbing the woman and his daughter with a screwdriver before fleeing the scene with four children and calling 911.
- Six other children present at the daycare were unharmed and later reunited with their families.
- The suspect may have also been connected to a fatal stabbing of a 78-year-old woman in Burnsville on the same day, and a recent newsletter indicated the daycare was closing due to relationship issues between the adults involved.
- Authorities have obtained a search warrant to collect evidence from the home, including weapons, electronic devices, and security footage, as the investigation continues.