Nigar Nika Mammadzada, 29, was found dead at her Crystal home on November 12, 2020. Her mother discovered her near a desk after Nigar had dropped her daughter at a babysitter and her mother at work earlier that day. Nigar had been shot twice with a shotgun.

The primary suspect named in the case was Erik Eggleston, 38, of Robbinsdale, identified as Mammadzada’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her child. Court documents say Eggleston had been at Mammadzada’s home the night before and appeared jealous that she had plans with another man. On the night of the killing he was found outside a friend’s house with cuts from an apparent suicide attempt; a shotgun with what appeared to be blood on the barrel was located in a car outside that friend’s home. Eggleston was charged with intentional second-degree murder and later pleaded guilty; the Hennepin County court sentenced him to 40 years in prison, with the court citing aggravating factors that increased the sentence above the presumptive term.

Mammadzada was remembered as a kind and loving person, a University of Azerbaijan graduate and a mother working two jobs to support her daughter. If anyone knew Nigar, her routines, or saw anything around the 3500 block of Welcome Avenue in Crystal on November 12, 2020, please share what is known.