Man kills wife, self at restaurant

    Wharton County Sheriff’s deputies and Texas Rangers are investigating a murder/suicide that occurred at Mustang Creek BBQ near Louise on Sunday.
    According to Mustang Creek BBQ owner Cecil Sanchez, he and his employees were at the restaurant at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 when the husband of one of his workers came in the back door. The man shot his estranged wife in the chest and then turned the gun on himself.
    “I’ve known him for about 15 years,” Sanchez said. “She worked for me for about a year.”
    Sanchez said no one else was hurt in the incident. He said he was within 10 feet of the couple at the time.