A man died after deputies found his teen son gripping him in a chokehold in a Katy neighborhood, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies encountered the father and son after responding to a family disturbance call on the 21400 block of Sagrantino Court near Clay and North Mason roads, according to a social media post by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The man was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead, the post states.
His son might be 15 years old, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities did not say what time the incident happened, but the office shared the post shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday. They have not announced any charges in the case or specified a cause of death.
Crime scene investigators and the sheriff’s office’s homicide unit were responding to the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
This is a developing story.