Red Wing man involved in 3-hour standoff accused of shooting a woman 10 times

RED WING, Minn. — The 41-year-old man involved in a standoff with Red Wing police is facing one count of murder after police found a deceased woman in the residence, according to new charges filed on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Darryl Dion Nixon Jr., 41, of Red Wing, was charged with second-degree murder with intent in Goodhue County District Court.

According to a Red Wing Police Department press release sent on Monday, Nov. 18, a woman was found dead in a Red Wing residence after an hourslong standoff with Nixon.

The woman was identified on Tuesday afternoon as 40-year-old Andrea Elizabeth Broyld of Red Wing. The preliminary cause of death is homicide by multiple gunshot wounds, a Red Wing Police Department release said.

According to a 10-page criminal complaint that detailed different perspectives of responding law enforcement, police responded to reports of a man with a firearm on Sunday evening, Nov. 17, at 1052 Putnam Ave. in Red Wing.

Before 5 p.m. Sunday, dispatch received a call from an individual who was crying for police.

Once officers arrived at the Putnam apartment, they learned that Nixon was threatening suicide and made comments that a woman in the residence had been shot, according to the complaint.

One officer walked up the staircase to the upper apartment and pounded on the door. Nixon came to the door with watery eyes and told the officer to shoot him, the complaint said. The officer noticed some unidentified fluid on Nixon's sweatshirt and advised Nixon to step outside of his apartment.

The officer then saw Nixon was holding a handgun. The officer began to back down the steps and told Nixon to drop the gun. The officer then saw Nixon point the gun toward his own head.

Nixon continued to tell officers to shoot him while making comments about someone being dead. During the negotiations, Nixon said, “She is not OK.”

According to the complaint, Nixon would slightly open the door to the residence at times when he yelled. Officers could see a handgun and what appeared to be blood on Nixon’s sweatshirt.

Later, an emergency response team and crisis unit heard Nixon fire his gun in the air. In turn, officers fired a "less lethal" munition at Nixon, who then retreated back into his residence.

A crisis negotiator continued to talk with Nixon, asking if anyone else was in the apartment with him. Nixon began to cry harder and told the detective that a woman was with him. When the negotiator asked how she was, Nixon said "... is gone." The negotiator told Nixon it may not be as bad as he thought and offered to send his partners in to check on the woman. Nixon told the negotiator again that the woman was dead. When officers asked how Nixon knew that the woman was dead, he said, “‘cause I shot her,” though he could not recall where.

After three hours of dialogue Nixon eventually put his gun down, opened the door and began to walk out, the complaint said.

"The officers promised that we would keep him safe and that they would work towards getting him the help that he needs," the complaint said. Nixon walked down the stairs and was taken into custody.

Law enforcement conducted an emergency sweep of the home, looking for the woman and any other individuals inside. Officers found the woman dead inside the home.

Officers executed a search warrant for the home and found a handgun that Nixon was believed to be holding earlier in the night. The handgun, a Sig Sauer 9mm, was placed on the steps, which is where Nixon stood during the negotiation with law enforcement. Next to the handgun were two cell phones that Nixon used to communicate with officers and family.

According to the complaint, an officer saw visible wounds on the woman’s abdomen and lower chest area. The wounds were different shapes and sizes, and a small pool of blood was on the floor.

There were 10 gunshot entry wounds on the woman’s upper and lower back area. It is unknown if there were any additional lower-body wounds.

The complaint said officers located 12 9mm shell casings near the woman’s body.

Another officer said Nixon's mother and another woman came to the residence to speak to Nixon. According to a call to dispatch, Nixon called his mother and said he had killed his girlfriend or wife, the complaint said.

Prior to his mother’s call to 911, Nixon and the woman were at his mother’s house to pick up food. His mother told police that 15 minutes after they left, she received a call from Nixon, who said the woman was gone and that he had shot her.

His mother told police “she was certain that he had killed her and indicated that they knew this was going to happen,” the complaint said.

Nixon remains in custody. His bail was set at $1 million with conditions, or $2 million without conditions.

Nixon's first appearance is scheduled for Nov. 25.

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