Incident

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    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
    • Family annihilation

    Notes

    mass murder; 4 family members killed and father suicides; suburb of Minneapolis; 44.90829106748826, -93.54577894533558

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Shotgun

    District

    Congressional District: 3
    State Senate District: 45
    State House District: 45A