Crime
Texas Family in High Profile Murder Case Identified as Restaurant Owners, Husband Is Suspect
Information on a Houston, Texas, family’s tragic fate is coming to light.
On Tuesday, May 5, the city of Houston put out a news release revealing they “are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman, a juvenile female, and a juvenile male and the apparent suicide of a man,” who were discovered in their home on the evening of Monday, May 4.
While the news release did not reveal the identities of the victims, according to an ABC 13 article published on Tuesday, the husband and wife duo were Matthew Mitchell, who was 53, and Thy Mitchell. The juveniles were their daughter and son, ages 8 and 4. The couple owned a “globally-inspired eatery,” called Traveler’s Table, in the city, per their website.
“HPD patrol officers responded to a welfare check at a residence at the above address. They were told a family had not been heard from or seen since the previous night. Officers entered the residence and located four unresponsive individuals with gunshot wounds,” the news release explained. “Evidence on scene indicated the incident was a murder-suicide in which the male shot the three victims and then shot himself.”
The Greater Houston Chapter Chair of The Texas Restaurant Association, Craig Howard, spoke to ABC 13 about Thy, who was 39 at the time of her death.
“She hosted the Houston Restaurant Association board meeting last week,” he recalled. “Afterward, they had a social for us, and had 50 restaurateurs show up. Great operation. Wonderful staff, great food.”
“We saw such a bright star with Thy that we asked her to serve on our board. We knew she would inject some new ideas,” Howard added. “It looked like this was a successful power couple doing this together.”
