The victim’s sister, Ly Mai, confirmed that Thy Mitchell and her two children died in a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 5
NEED TO KNOW
- A family of four has been identified after being found deceased in what police are calling a murder-suicide
- The suspect was identified as 52-year-old Traveler’s Table owner Matthew Mitchell
- Police discovered the family dead in their Houston home during a welfare check on Monday, May 4
A family of four who were found dead in their Houston home have been identified.
Matthew Mitchell and his wife Thy Mitchell, along with their two young children, were shot and killed in their River Oaks residence, ABC 13 reported Tuesday, May 5. They are believed to have died in a murder-suicide.
In a press release shared by the Houston Police Department, the restaurant owners and their children were not named, but police did say the male suspect was 52 years old. The woman was 39, the juvenile female was 8 and her male sibling was 4.
PEOPLE reached out to the HPD for comment, but did not immediately receive a response…