Texas Republican county official stabbed, husband killed in home attack

A Texas person was stabbed and her hubby was killed aft their grandson allegedly attacked them astatine their Lewisville location aboriginal Monday morning.

Republican Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, 76, and her hubby were stabbed aboriginal Monday greeting by their grandson, according to police. Fred Mitchell, Bobbie Mitchell's husband, was pronounced dormant conscionable aft 5 a.m. Bobbie Mitchell was taken to a section infirmary and is expected to past her injuries.

The Lewisville Police Department said connected Facebook that the treble stabbing happened connected Monday astatine 3:53 a.m. Mitchell Blake Reinacher, the couple's 23-year-old grandson, was arrested astatine the location and is charged with execution and aggravated assault.

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Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell, right, is shown with Fred Mitchell, who was stabbed to decease connected Monday morning, constabulary said. (Lewisville Noon Rotary)

Denton County is portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Mitchell was the archetypal Black politician of Lewisville erstwhile she was elected successful 1993.

She was politician of Lewisville until she resigned successful 2000, erstwhile she ran for Denton County commissioner for Precinct 3, which is her existent position.

Bobbie Mitchell has 2 children and 9 grandchildren, according to the Denton County government. Reinacher is listed arsenic 1 of Mitchell's grandsons.

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Denton County Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell is expected to recover. (Denton County)

In summation to her clip arsenic Lewisville politician and Denton County commissioner for Precinct 3, Mitchell was besides progressive successful her community. She has served connected the section YMCA committee of directors, Denton County Welfare committee of directors and was portion of the Lewisville Area Republican Women.

The Lewisville Noon Rotary, of which some Bobbie Mitchell and Fred Mitchell are members, said connected Facebook that Bobbie was listed successful unchangeable information and transferred to the ICU to retrieve from her stab wounds.

In a Facebook post, Denton County Judge Andy Eads called the incidental a "huge tragedy."

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Mitchell Blake Reinacher was charged with execution and aggravated assault. (City of Lewisville)

"I inquire that you support her and her household successful your prayers arsenic she recovers," Eads wrote. "Her beloved husband, Fred Mitchell, a longtime friend, volition beryllium greatly missed. Please grant their privateness arsenic the household navigates this horrible tragedy."