Incident

9-07-2015 Minnesota Excelsior 4-1

Location

September 07, 2015

Incident Address
Excelsior, Minnesota

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Karen Anne Short
  • Age: 48
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Cole Short
  • Age: 17
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Madison Short
  • Age: 15
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Brooklyn Short
  • Age: 14
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Name: Brian Scott Short
  • Age: 45
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Suicide^
  • Murder/Suicide
  • Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
  • Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
  • Domestic Violence

Notes

mass murder; 4 family members killed and father suicides; suburb of Minneapolis; 44.907957874936216, -93.54446613112171 |

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Shotgun

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 33B