A 16-year-old, arrested on accusations that he attacked his father in Metairie, died in the custody of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office on Sunday after he had what officials described as an "apparent medical emergency during the arrest."

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Deputies responded to reports of "a man attacking another man" around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at a business in the 8800 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, according to a press release. Investigators said the 16-year-old attacked his 53-year-old father.

The father had multiple bite wounds, including some to his face, and other wounds, deputies said.

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As deputies were arresting the son, he remained violent and bit one of the deputies, but then became unresponsive, the JPSO said. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

One deputy required medical treatment at the hospital for a bite wound.

The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office will conduct an autopsy on Tuesday. The dead youth's identity has not been released.