Officers were led to the home after getting a call from the couple’s son that was out-of-state, Texas deputies said.

After the suspect refused to put his gun down, a deputy shot him where he died on the scene, according to authorities.

The sheriff's office said on Tuesday, Jan. 28, around 4:17 p.m., deputies responded to a home in the 14200 block of FM 2769 after a caller said he needed assistance at his parents' home.

When deputies arrived at the home, they heard a woman screaming inside the home. TCOS said the deputies entered the home and saw an elderly couple. The man was holding a woman at