Minnesota man killed his wife and child at daycare after killing another relative, police say

A man killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a home daycare center they owned in Minnesota before taking his own life, police said. The incident occurred at the couple's residence, which also served as the daycare, in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins.

Police responded to a report of a stabbing at the scene on Tyler Avenue North around 9am. They found two adults and a child dead inside. According to the Hopkins police department, it was a domestic-related homicide, and there are no outstanding suspects and no ongoing threat to the public.

The deceased man was believed to be the assailant, according to police. Another relative had been killed before the daycare incident, though details are not specified. All six other children present at the time of the incident were safely evacuated and reunited with their parents, and none were harmed.

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