08/20/2026
Alice Brown, 78, was fatally stabbed by her son Nathan Brown, 41, inside her home in Burnsville on or around the morning of August 12, 2026. Later on that same morning, Kristen Brown, 41, and her daughter Evie Brown, 7,were fatally stabbed by Nathan, Kristen’s husband and Evie’s father, inside Brown Bear Daycare, their home daycare, in Hopkins.
Police were called to Brown Bear Daycare the morning of August 12 after a parent dropping off their children witnessed Nathan stabbing Kristen and Evie with a screwdriver. Officers found Kristen and Evie deceased inside, and Nathan upstairs with a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound. The six children inside the daycare were reunited with their parents and guardians. They were not injured. Later in the afternoon, police were called to Alice’s home, where they found her deceased with stab wounds.
Kristen had previously sent a letter from Brown Bear Daycare to parents indicating she was planning to close the daycare “due to relationship issues” with Nathan. They were in the process of separating.
Alice Brown was “the kindest and most loving; a gardener who loved to walk.” Kristen Brown was “an amazing mother; an amazing businesswoman; funny and witty.” She opened Brown Bear Daycare after giving birth to Evie in 2018, and wrote often of her passion for caring for children. Evie was “a natural leader,” and she loved rainbows and sparkles.
We remember Alice, Kristen, and Evie.
