Texas Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell Stabbed, Husband Killed in Home Attack

Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, the first Black mayor of Lewisville, Texas, was hospitalized in stable condition after being stabbed in her home early Monday, while her husband, Fred Mitchell, was fatally stabbed in the same attack. Police arrested the couple’s 23-year-old grandson, Mitchell Blake Reinacher, at the scene, charging him with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Authorities responded to the family's Lewisville home just before 4 a.m., finding both victims with multiple stab wounds; Fred Mitchell was pronounced dead about an hour later. The attack has prompted an outpouring of support and condolences from local officials, who highlighted Mitchell's decades of service to the community. The investigation into the motive and circumstances of the attack is ongoing.