Daycare Tragedy in Hopkins Minnesota | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

A chilling tragedy unfolded in Hopkins, Minnesota, when a man allegedly murdered his wife and their 7-year-old daughter before taking his own life — all at the daycare she ran. The suspect, 41-year-old Nathan Brown, used a screwdriver in the attack, which was witnessed by someone who called police. Officers found Brown dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound upstairs, with a shotgun nearby. His wife had recently announced plans to close the daycare due to marital strife, adding emotional weight to the horror. Investigators are also probing a possible connection to the murder of a 78-year-old…