Man hits patrol unit during chase that led to standoff, Clovis police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man is in custody after speeding away from police and causing a SWAT standoff in southeast Fresno.

Officers tried to pull over 29-year-old Mario Ramirez-Romero for speeding on Clovis Avenue near Dakota after 11 Monday night.

He stopped for police and officers discovered he had a felony assault warrant out of Los Angeles.

That's when the suspect sped off, hitting a police car and side-swiping another.

Officers followed him to his house near Kings Canyon and Armstrong.

When Romero refused to come out, a SWAT team was called out.

The standoff lasted for several hours until gas was shot into the house just before 6 am.

The suspect was also shot with a rubber round before being arrested.

He will be booked in the Fresno County jail.