Spencer, Iowa — Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former Spencer resident.
Police in Sioux Falls have announced the arrests in connection with the death of 27-year-old Mitchell Houchins, who was found shot to death in a Sioux Falls residential area on December 30th.
According to Sioux Falls Police, the trio had arranged to rob Houchins. He was shot and killed during the robbery attempt.
Police say two of the suspects fled to Colorado, but later returned to Sioux Falls. Charged in the case are: 21-year-old Josue Emmanuel Hernandez and 28-year-old Crystal Lorraine Mousseau of Sioux Falls, both of whom are charged with 1st Degree Murder, 1st Degree Robbery and Attempted 1st Degree Robbery; and 29-year-old Susan Alice Sanchez of Sioux Falls who is charged with Accessory to Murder, Aggravated Eluding and Possession of Controlled Substances, according to Sioux Falls Police.
Houchins is the son of late Clay County Attorney Michael Houchins and his wife Jeanne. Social media information shows he moved from Spencer to Sioux Falls just months ago.
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Original story posted 12:13 pm, January 6, 2021
Spencer, Iowa — Police in Sioux Falls say the shooting death of a 27-year-old man who recently moved from Spencer to Sioux Falls was not a random act, but no suspect is in custody.
Police Lieutenant Terrance Matia says Mitchell Houchins was found near the intersection of two streets in a residential area of Sioux Falls.
(As above) “We know now that he died from a gunshot wound to the chest,” he says.
Investigators believe Houchins was shot at about 11:15 p.m. last Wednesday.
(As above) “Houchins was laying in the middle of the street for 25 minutes before police were even called,” Matia says. “Cars drove by him. One particular individual actually walked by him and asked somebody if they wanted to see a dead body and then that person that he told that to called police so that we could respond out there.”
Houchins is the son of late Clay County Attorney Michael Houchins and his wife Jeanne. Social media information shows he moved from Spencer to Sioux Falls just months ago.
