Baytown police investigating death of man following family disturbance
BAYTOWN, TX – Baytown Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a reported family disturbance.
File Photo (October 2025)
Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. on October 12, 2025, to the 9900 block of Bayou Woods Drive for a disturbance involving a firearm. The suspect had left before police arrived but was later found in a nearby parking lot in the 7000 block of North State Highway 146.
When officers attempted to stop him, he refused to comply and struck a patrol vehicle. Shortly after, he sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers called EMS and began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The man was transported by Life Flight but later pronounced deceased.
After reviewing available information an...









