Red Wing Man Pleads Guilty to Wife’s 2024 Murder

Red Wing, MN (KROC-AM News) - A murder trial that was set to begin this morning at the Goodhue County Courthouse in Red Wing was canceled after the defendant in the case entered a guilty plea.

Red Wing Murder Trial Canceled

Forty-six-year-old Darryl Dion Nixon admitted to a charge of second-degree murder with intent in the fatal shooting of his wife at their Red Wing home nearly two years ago. He is scheduled to be sentenced for the conviction this afternoon.

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Police Responded to Report of Suicidal Man

According to the criminal complaint in the case, Red Wing police responded on the evening of November 17, 2024, to a report of a suicidal man with a gun. The initial call came from a woman who was crying and asking for help. Law enforcement then received a second call from Nixon's mother, who told the dispatcher that she believed her son may have killed his wife.

Red Wing Police Dept. via Facebook

The court document says one of the first officers to arrive at the scene pounded on the door and spoke Three-Hour Negotiation Ends in Arrestwith Nixon, who told the officer, "Shoot me," multiple times. The officer then observed that Nixon was holding a small semiautomatic pistol and alerted the other officers nearby that Nixon had a gun.

The complaint indicates that Nixon continued to tell officers to shoot him, and then he made comments about someone being dead. The officer who first knocked on the door reported hearing Nixon state, "Killed her."

Three-Hour Negotiation Ends in Arrest

During the negotiations preceding Nixon's surrender, officers reported that he yelled for police to shoot him and was observed holding the gun to his head. He was also seen firing a shot into the air while standing at the door to his residence.

Murder Victim Found Inside Home

After about three hours of negotiations, Nixon exited the residence and was taken into custody. The criminal complaint says Red Wing police then entered the residence and found a woman deceased on the couch in the living room. The Red Wing Police Department today identified the victim as 40-year-old Andrea Elizabeth Broyld of Red Wing.

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension photo via Facebook

Died From Multiple Gunshot Wounds

The criminal complaint indicates that agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and a medical examiner's investigator described what appeared to be 10 entry wounds from suspected gunshots in the victim's upper and lower back area. Approximately 12 9 mm shell casings were also found near the victim's body.

For anyone facing domestic abuse and violence, help is available.

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-7233
Minnesota Day One - 866-223-1111
Women's Advocates crisis line - 651-227-8284

If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website. Resource information is provided for free as well as a chat message service. To speak directly to a professional, call 988. You are not alone and help is available. Every life is important.