Atascocita man shoots, kills self as Harris County deputies respond to report of assault

Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators are investigating an in-custody death after a man shot himself while deputies were responding to an assault. Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators are investigating an in-custody death after a man shot himself while deputies were responding to an assault. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Atascocita man shoots, kills self as Harris County deputies respond to report of assault 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

Harris County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating an in-custody death after a man shot himself while deputies were responding to an alleged assault in Atascocita.

Deputies arrived to a home in the 20000 block of Big Timber Drive in Atascocita late Sunday, as a 21-year-old woman had reportedly been assaulted by her father, according to Sgt. Ben Beall.

Other family members had vacated the home and deputies attempted to make contact with the father, asking him to leave the home, Beall said.

The man eventually came outside, where he went to his vehicle and pulled out two firearms, Beall said. The man put one of the weapons to his head and shot himself, he said.

None of the deputies discharged their weapons, Beall said.

The incident is being treated as an in-custody death because officers were on the scene at the time the man shot himself, Beall said.

No other information is known.

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