Texas Politician Bobbie Mitchell Hospitalized, Husband Dead After Being Stabbed By Grandson

A Texas politician is recovering after a terrifying tragedy.  

Bobbie Mitchell, who currently serves as a Denton County commissioner in Lewisville, has been hospitalized after allegedly being stabbed by her grandson Mitchell Reinacher in an attack that killed Bobbie’s husband, Fred Mitchell.

Police had responded to report of an assault around 4 a.m. on April 21, according to a release from the Lewisville Police Department, where, upon arrival, they found Bobbie and Fred suffering from stab wounds.

Fred and Bobbie were each transported to a local hospital, where Fred was pronounced dead, according to police. Law enforcement also said the Mitchells’ grandson, 23, whom they identified as a suspect, was still at the scene when they arrived. They added that he was arrested without incident and is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

“The crime scene remains active,” police noted, “as LPD crime scene investigators and detectives continue processing evidence and working to determine the circumstances that led to the attack.”