08/14/2026
UPDATE: Police found three people dead inside the brown bear daycare home in Minnesota: a 41-year-old woman Kristen Brown, a 41-year-old man Nathan Brown and their 7-year-old girl. Authorities said the mother and daughter were stabbed to death, while the man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Six other children who were inside the home were not injured and were later reunited with their parents.
Search warrant details attack, evidence at scene
Witness recounts attack:
According to the search warrant, the parent who called 911 told investigators he walked toward the back of the home and could "hear the sound of children screaming."
He entered through the back door and reported seeing the man on top of the woman, the warrant states. The witness reported seeing the man armed with a screwdriver and was "actively stabbing" the woman. The witness also stated the man stabbed his daughter.
The parent grabbed his two children and two other children who were inside the daycare and left the home before calling 911, according to the warrant.
Searching the home:
When officers entered the home, they found the woman and girl dead on the kitchen floor. Investigators recovered a screwdriver at the scene.
Authorities later found the man dead inside a closet on the home’s upper level from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The witness told investigators he had received a newsletter from the daycare owner about two weeks before the deaths saying she would be closing the daycare due to relationship issues with the man, according to the warrant.
Police previously said the two adults were believed to be the daycare owners and lived at the Hopkins home. However, police noted the suspect may have recently been living with a 78-year-old woman who was found fatally stabbed at a Burnsville home that same day.
Search warrant request:
The search warrant filed in Hennepin County court sought to collect evidence from the Hopkins home, including the screwdriver, fi****ms and bullets, handwritten notes, electronic devices, home security cameras and other items.
The investigation remains ongoing.
