HOUSTON - A man is in the Harris County Jail for his father's death after he was found dead early Tuesday morning.

Houston crime: Man arrested for his father's death

What we know:

Houston Police say officers responded to a welfare check at about 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of Galveston Road .

A man was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced deceased by paramedics.

The man's son, 30-year-old Shon Rudy Perez, was later identified as the suspect, and he was arrested. According to police, Perez admitted during an interview that he had a physical fight with his father, causing injury to his head.

Court records confirm Perez has been charged with murder. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.

What we don't know:

The victim won't be named publicly until his loved ones

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