Man kills partner, child at Minnesota home daycare before taking own life
The police chief said officers were “shaken by the scene they found inside the home.”
Mason Reed 
A tragic incident unfolded at a Minnesota home daycare, where a man killed his partner and their child before taking his own life. The violence occurred at Brown Bear Childcare in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis.
Police Response and Investigation
Authorities arrived on the scene after receiving a call from a parent who witnessed the attack while dropping off their own child. Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson noted that while the scene inside the home left responding officers visibly shaken, all six other children present at the facility were unharmed and have since been reunited with their families.
A Community in Shock
Chief Johnson expressed the gravity of the tragedy during a news conference, stating that it is a nightmare scenario for any parent to receive such news after leaving a child in a place they believed to be safe. While the specific cause of death for the victims has not been released, Johnson emphasized the lasting impact the scene will have on the responding officers, calling it a moment they will remember for the rest of their careers.
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This report was provided by 205focus.com, with contributions from The Associated Press.
