Lissette Joy Nelson, a 62-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was found dead on the morning of June 13, 2025, after a domestic-violence shooting at a home on Midway Road near Arrowhead Road in Hermantown, just outside Duluth. Officers responding around 9 a.m. to a report of a physical domestic disturbance discovered that Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, female, and her husband, Bradley Duane Nelson, 63, were both deceased inside the residence.
Authorities publicly identified them in the days that followed and confirmed the incident occurred within their home.
Investigators determined that Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, female, was shot by her husband, Bradley Duane Nelson, who then took his own life. The case was treated as a domestic-violence murder-suicide rather than a broader public safety threat. Reporting noted that law enforcement had been dispatched for a domestic-violence call and that both victims were already deceased when responders arrived.
Court records and subsequent coverage revealed that, shortly before the shooting, a judge issued a warrant to apprehend Bradley Duane Nelson in connection with an ongoing civil commitment for mental illness; relatives had reported he had been off prescribed medication and behaving aggressively. That warrant was issued roughly a half hour before authorities found Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, female, and Bradley dead, underscoring the narrow window in which intervention might have occurred.
Community memorial pages documented the loss of Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, female, and aggregated local coverage from Duluth-area outlets. No arrests were made, and no additional suspects were sought, as the person believed to have killed Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, female, died at the scene.
