3 people found dead, including child, at daycare in Minneapolis area

Three people were found dead at a home daycare in the Twin Cities metropolitan area on Wednesday, in what authorities referred to as a “domestic-related homicide.”

Police said the victims are two adults and a young child. The incident took place at Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, roughly 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

Hopkins Police Department Chief Brent Johnston said at a news conference that the victims are believed to be related. He said he did not know how young the child was, but suggested all seven children at the daycare center on Wednesday were under the age of 5.

Johnston added that the incident was isolated and that authorities are still investigating a motive. In a statement released later in the day, the police department said they were responding to “a report of a stabbing.”

Police believe that one of the adults killed was responsible for the two other deaths, the chief said.

He said police were still investigating how the three people died.

Johnston said police were notified of the dead bodies when a parent arrived at the daycare center to drop their child off.

“This was one of those ones you’ll remember throughout your entire career, if not life,” Johnston said when asked by reporters about the scene of the crime.

Standing alongside Johnston, Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon addressed reporters briefly and thanked authorities for their response to the incident.

“We are all reeling with this information right now as a community,” he said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.