Houston restaurateur Thy Mitchell, 2 kids dead, family confirms
Houston Chronicle • • nation
Key Points:
- Houston restaurateur Thy Mitchell and her two children, Maya and Max, died Monday in an apparent murder-suicide at their River Oaks home, confirmed by Mitchell’s sister in a social media post.
- Police found four bodies with gunshot wounds, including two adults and two children; evidence suggests a 52-year-old man shot the family members and then himself.
- The family’s home is owned by Thy and her husband Matthew Mitchell, who was not mentioned in the sister’s statement and whose involvement or status remains unclear.
- River Oaks Elementary School confirmed the death of one of its students and provided counseling support to the community following the tragedy.
- The Houston Police Department’s homicide division is investigating, with no prior calls for service at the residence in the last six months, and the Harris County medical examiner has not yet released official identities or cause of death details.
