HOUSTON, Texas — A 23-year-old man’s apparent suicide following a foot pursuit with Pct. 4 constable’s deputies is being investigated as a death in custody, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a family disturbance around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 14900 block of Carols Way after the man threatened his girlfriend with a weapon and threatened to kill her and himself.

The man was outside the residence when deputies arrived and fled on foot. Deputies chased him approximately one block, where he produced a handgun and shot himself in front of them. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Investigators have no indication that any deputies discharged their weapons.

The Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division is investigating the apparent suicide as a death in custody due to the circumstances. The completed investigation will be submitted to the district attorney’s office for review.