Overview
- Officers conducting a welfare check Monday evening found a 52-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman, an 8-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy fatally shot inside a River Oaks home.
- Police say evidence at the scene indicates the man shot his wife and two children before killing himself.
- The adults were identified as Matthew and Thy Mitchell, owners of Traveler's Table and Traveler's Cart, and the county medical examiner confirmed their deaths.
- Relatives identified the children as Maya and Max, and officers said the children were found in their beds.
- HPD says the motive and exact timeline remain unknown, the homicide division is investigating, and anyone with information should call 713-308-3600, while the family’s restaurants remain open and asked for privacy.