Restaurateur Couple And Their Two Young Children Found Dead In Suspected Murder-suicide

A well-known Texas restaurateur mates and their 2 children person been recovered dormant astatine their location successful an evident murder-suicide, according to reports.

Matthew Mitchell, 52, and his woman Thy Mitchell, 39, ran nan Traveler’s Table and Traveler’s Cart eateries successful nan Montrose area of Houston, which person been featured connected Food Network reality shows including Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives pinch Guy Fieri.

The mates were recovered dormant of shotgun wounds alongside their eight-year-old girl and four-year-old boy astatine their location connected Kingston Street successful River Oaks astatine astir 5.30 p.m. Monday, nan Houston Police Department said.

“HPD patrol officers responded to a use cheque astatine a residence astatine nan supra address,” detectives said successful a statement.

“They were told a family had not been heard from aliases seen since nan erstwhile night. Officers entered nan residence and located 4 unresponsive individuals pinch gunshot wounds.

“Evidence connected segment indicated nan incident was a murder-suicide successful which nan antheral changeable nan 3 victims and past changeable himself.”

Officers said successful a consequent update that a family babysitter had raised nan siren and yet recovered nan children dormant successful their beds.

According to KHOU, nan babysitter and a comparative had go concerned aft they went 24 hours without proceeding from nan family.

The section position added that location was nary grounds of immoderate erstwhile home disturbances astatine their address.

While nan HPD has not formally identified nan victims, Thy Mitchell’s sister Ly Mai revealed her decease and those of nan children connected Facebook.

“We are heartbroken to stock that my sister, Thy, and her beloved children, Maya and Max, passed distant past night,” she wrote.

“Our family is grieving profoundly and asks for privateness during this incredibly difficult time. Funeral arrangements will beryllium shared erstwhile they are available. Thank you for your knowing and support.”

A curriculum vitae of Matthew Mitchell on nan Traveler’s Table website states that he earned a bachelor’s grade from Emory University and studied successful France, Italy, and astatine Oxford University, earlier moving arsenic a journalist successful Europe and New York.

He past attended Rice University’s Jesse H Jones School of Management successful Texas and worked successful nan pharmaceutical manufacture earlier yet entering nan edifice business pinch his wife.

Thy Mitchell is described arsenic a Houston autochthonal whose mother and grandma ran a mini section Vietnamese restaurant.

She earned a bachelor’s grade from nan University of Houston and a master’s grade from Penn State University earlier moving successful HR for 3 Fortune 500 companies successful nan hospitality and unit sectors earlier opening nan Traveler’s Table pinch her spouse.