Houston father threatens son with gun for taking too long in shower, police say

Houston police officers work to lure an armed man out of an apartment in the 12500 block of Dunlap on Monday, March 30, 2020. Houston police officers work to lure an armed man out of an apartment in the 12500 block of Dunlap on Monday, March 30, 2020. Photo: Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle Photo: Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Houston father threatens son with gun for taking too long in shower, police say 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

A Houston man who allegedly threatened his son with a gun for taking too long in the shower was arrested after an hours-long standoff with police Monday morning.

Police were called to an apartment in the 12500 block of Dunlap around 7:20 a.m. after the altercation. The adult son was getting ready for work when the father, who was not immediately identified, confronted him over the long shower, according to Houston Police Department Cmdr. Larry Baimbridge.

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The two tussled in the son's bedroom for a few moments before the father walked out to grab a knife, Baimbridge said. The father returned with the knife, which the son wrestled away, before leaving and returning again with a pistol, Baimbridge said.

The son ran out of the apartment and called 911. Officers rushed to the apartment and tried to get the father to come out, but he allegedly refused, Baimbridge said.

The man eventually gave up peacefully and turned himself in. He will likely face felony charges.

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