RED WING, Minn. — A 41-year-old Red Wing man involved in a weekend standoff with police is facing murder charges after officers found his slain girlfriend in an apartment, according to charges filed Tuesday.

Darryl Dion Nixon Jr. was charged with second-degree murder in Goodhue County District Court.

Darryl Dion Nixon Jr.

The dead woman was identified Tuesday as 40-year-old Andrea Elizabeth Broyld of Red Wing. The preliminary cause of death is homicide by multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

According to a 10-page criminal complaint, police responded to reports of a man with a firearm early Sunday evening at a Red Wing apartment.

Once officers arrived, 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 apparent blood on Nixon’s sweatshirt and told Nixon to step outside the apartment.

The officer then saw that 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 negotiations, Nixon said, “She is not OK.”

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

A crisis negotiator continued to speak with Nixon for three hours before he finally surrendered peacefully.

Authorities then found the slain woman. She had been shot at least 10 times. The complaint said officers located 12 9-mm ammunition casings near the woman’s body as well as a 9-mm handgun.

Nixon’s mother later told investigators that the couple had briefly stopped at her residence to pick up some food shortly before the standoff. She also said that Nixon suffers from mental illness.

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.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.

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