HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the beating death of his father.
Kristian Daniel Pedroza, 30, was arrested Saturday.
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The attack happened just after 1 a.m. March 20 in the 6700 block of Sylmar Road.
Police say 64-year-old Bulmaro Hernandez Pedroza was beaten to death with a baseball bat.
Before the assault, witnesses told police the father and son were involved in some kind of altercation. Kristian Pedroza reportedly fled on foot.
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Neighbors say police have been called to the family home many times in the past.
Kristian Pedroza has been charged with murder in the 184th State District Court.
ORIGINAL REPORT: Son on the run after father killed with a baseball bat in southwest Houston