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The Hopkins-Burnsville family killings

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Police found a 41-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter stabbed to death, and a 41-year-old man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot, at a home daycare in Hopkins. Hours later, police found a 78-year-old close relative stabbed to death in Burnsville; the report gives no further investigative findings or case resolution.

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    1. Update 1Four Dead in Hopkins Daycare Killings Linked to Burnsville Homicide

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Four Dead in Hopkins Daycare Killings Linked to Burnsville Homicide

      A father is suspected of killing his wife and 7-year-old daughter at Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins before killing himself, with a 78-year-old relative slain in Burnsville the same day.

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      • No verified motive, full sequence, or medical examiner conclusion has been disclosed.
      • No confirmed detail on dispatch times, evacuation, or where the suspect had been living.

    History

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    Who's involved

    Places

    • Brown Bear Childcare236 Tyler Ave N, Hopkins, MN 55343, USA1 report
    • Joplin Avenue & Maple Island RoadJoplin Ave & Maple Island Rd, Burnsville, MN 55306, USA1 report

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