Family of Bryce Hayes demands answers after fatal rampage at Minneapolis mental health facility
The family of 23-year-old Bryce Alan Hayes says he was killed in a rampage at a Minneapolis mental-health facility and is demanding answers about how suspect Derek Faulkner was allowed to live among vulnerable residents.[1]
Hayes, who was autistic and being treated for depression and anxiety, was days away from moving into permanent housing, his family said.[1] He was a Grayson High School graduate from metro Atlanta who recently moved to Minneapolis to pursue independent living.[2] Prosecutors say Derek Faulkner went room to room attacking residents with a fork and fire-extinguisher chemicals, killing Hayes and injuring four others.[2]
A petition for judicial commitment for Faulkner was filed Sept. 1 and an order was issued Sept. 15, but the underlying court documents are sealed and it remains unclear whether his placement at the Nancy Page facility was tied to that case.[1] At the time of the attack, Faulkner was out on bond in two late-August cases: prosecutors say he allegedly fired a rifle at a co-worker in one incident and assaulted four emergency-room employees in another.[2]
Hayes' family and their attorneys held a press conference on Friday, Oct. 2, demanding to know what staff did or failed to do during the attack, and family attorney Chris Stewart said residents deserve the same protections as anyone else.[1] Hayes' father described the scene as "equivalent to what you would see in a chainsaw massacre." FOX 9 Prosecutors have upgraded Faulkner's case to murder and have added assault counts tied to the four injured patients.[2]
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- Bryce Alan Hayes, 23, was autistic, being treated at the Minneapolis mental-health facility for depression and anxiety, and was days away from moving into permanent housing; he was a Grayson High School graduate from metro Atlanta who had recently moved to Minneapolis to pursue independent living (Bryce Alan Hayes).
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Hayes’ family and their attorneys held a press conference demanding to know why Derek Faulkner, who had two recent violent felony cases and a fresh civil-commitment order, was allowed to live among vulnerable residents; family attorney Chris Stewart said residents deserve the same protections and the family wants to know what staff did or failed to do (Derek Faulkner).
- A petition for judicial commitment was filed Sept. 1 and an order for commitment was issued Sept. 15, with underlying court documents sealed, and it remains unclear whether Faulkner’s placement at Nancy Page was tied to that case (petition for judicial commitment).
- At the time of the attack Faulkner was out on bond from two late‑August incidents: an attempted-murder case alleging he fired a rifle at a co‑worker and a separate case alleging he assaulted four emergency‑room employees (attempted-murder case).
- Faulkner allegedly went room to room attacking residents with a fork and fire‑extinguisher chemicals; Hayes’ father described the scene as 'equivalent to what you would see in a chainsaw massacre' (fork and fire‑extinguisher chemicals).
- Faulkner now faces murder charges (upgraded from initial attempted-murder charges) along with additional assault counts tied to the four injured patients (murder charges).
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- Confirms Bryce Hayes was a Grayson High School graduate from metro Atlanta who had recently moved to Minneapolis to pursue independent living.
- Adds vivid detail that Faulkner allegedly went room to room attacking residents with a fork and fire-extinguisher chemicals, and that Hayes’ father described the scene as “equivalent to what you would see in a chainsaw massacre.”
- States that at the time of the attack Faulkner was out on bond from two late-August incidents: an attempted-murder case involving allegedly firing a rifle at a co‑worker and a separate case alleging assault on four ER employees at a Minneapolis hospital.
- Clarifies that Faulkner now faces murder charges (upgraded from initial attempted murder) along with additional assault counts tied to the four injured patients.
- Identifies the 23-year-old victim by name as Bryce Alan Hayes and notes he was autistic, in the facility for depression and anxiety, and days away from moving into permanent housing.
- Reports that Hayes’ family and their attorneys held a press conference demanding to know why Derek Faulkner, with two recent violent felony cases and a fresh civil commitment order, was allowed to live among vulnerable residents.
- Details that a petition for judicial commitment was filed Sept. 1 and an order for commitment issued Sept. 15, with underlying court documents sealed, and that it remains unclear whether Faulkner’s placement at Nancy Page was tied to that case.
- Adds family attorney Chris Stewart’s quote that people in mental health facilities deserve the same protections as anyone else, and that the family wants to know what staff did or failed to do during the attack.