Edgebrook Drive shooting: Son charged, accused of murdering father

HOUSTON - The son accused of shooting and killing his father on Tuesday in southeast Houston has been charged in the killing.

Houston police say 21-year-old Jason Isaac Foust was charged with murder in Harris County.

Son charged with father's murder

What we know:

Officers with the Houston Police Department were called to the 500 block of Edgebrook Drive for assistance with the Houston Fire Department.

HFD paramedics found a 47-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound inside the home. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jason Isaac Foust, 21 (Courtesy of Houston Police Department)

According to police, Foust was seen with a gun inside the home. He was brought outside to put the gun inside a car in the driveway, before being brought back into the home and being detained, officials said.

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FOX 26 was also told the mother and grandmother were inside the home when some type of altercation occurred. 

Foust is currently booked in jail on a $50,000 bond, court records state.

What we don't know:

Officials have not released the victim's name.