A Houston man arrived home just in time to save his family from three armed intruders who had broken in and were terrorizing his father and sisters.

The incident occurred late on Tuesday night on the quiet cul-de-sac of Quail Meadow Drive in the Brays Oaks section of Houston, where three attackers ambushed a homeowner.

The gang, who were waiting outside, had pistol-whipped the homeowner, who has not been named, before forcing him to open the door to the home.

Once the door was unlocked, the men began ransacking the home, police said.

Meanwhile, the man's two daughters, one a minor and the other aged 21, hid in a closet and pressed a panic button that triggered the home's alarm.

Police respond late on Tuesday to the scene of the home invasion, the quiet cul-de-sac of Quail Meadow Drive in the Brays Oaks section of Houston

The burglars forced the man to disable the alarm, but he was unable to because the daughters kept pressing the panic button, leading the robbers to discover the hiding girls, KTRK-TV reported.

As the terror unfolded inside, the homeowner's son and wife arrived home, in separate vehicles.

Realizing what was happening in the house, the son sneaked into the home to retrieve his pistol, while the wife remained in her vehicle.

The son confronted the group, at least one of whom was armed with a gun. The son shot the armed burglar in the head, and the other two criminals fled.

As they escaped, the fleeing burglars jumped onto the hood of the wife's vehicle while she and another child were inside.

The terrified wife managed to drive away unharmed and flagged down a cop at a nearby Whataburger.

The two fleeing home invaders escaped the scene by stealing the father's vehicle, a grey minivan.

The criminal who was shot was transported to a hospital and declared dead. Police say he did not return fire when he was shot by the son.

Houston police have not yet released a detailed description of the at-large criminals or the identity of the dead man.

A department spokesperson did not immediately return a message from DailyMail.com seeking comment on Wednesday morning.

Police say the homeowner was hospitalized overnight with 'medical issues,' but that no other injuries were reported.