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A tragic event unfolded in Texas as authorities reported that a well-known restaurateur and ex-pharmaceutical executive took the lives of his pregnant wife and two young children before ending his own life. This devastating incident is being treated as a probable triple murder-suicide.
The local community was shaken when Houston restaurant owners Matthew Mitchell, aged 52, and his family were discovered lifeless in their residence. The bodies were uncovered by a babysitter around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The deceased include Mitchell’s 39-year-old wife, Thy Mitchell, as well as their 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son.
According to authorities, it is believed that Matthew Mitchell was responsible for the deaths of his family members before turning the gun on himself. This harrowing account was reported by FOX 26 Houston, offering insight into the tragic sequence of events.
Images of the Mitchell family, shared on social media, show them in happier times, now serving as haunting reminders of the lives lost. The two children were found in their beds, though the exact timing of the incident remains unclear, according to reports from Houston Fire.
The two children were found dead in their beds, but it is unclear when the four people were killed, according to Houston Fire.
Matthew Mitchell, who served as owner and operator of Traveler’s Table, received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and studied in France, Italy and at Oxford University in England, according to his company’s website.
After working as a journalist in London, Paris and New York City, he entered the pharmaceutical industry and led clinical research company Texas Center for Drug Development, Inc. as president and CEO, according to the site. More than a decade later, he opened his first restaurant.
Authorities were seen investigating near the crime scene. (KRIV)
Thy Mitchell, who served as co-owner of Traveler’s Table and a board member of the Texas Restaurant Association’s Houston chapter, grew up in the city as a first-generation Vietnamese-American, the website noted.
After graduating from the University of Houston and Penn State University, she held human relations leadership roles at three Fortune 500 companies in the hospitality and retail industries, according to the website.
Split of Matthew and Thy Mitchell, who were found dead in their home, along with their two children. (KRIV)
The family’s home is situated in River Oaks, an affluent Houston suburb known for its luxury real estate.
Traveler’s Table’s publicist did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.