I-10 NEAR SCHULENBURG CLOSED AFTER CHASE OUT OF HOUSTON

  

Update @ 2:26 p.m. An updated version of this story is available here.

Original Story @ 7:34 a.m.: Both lanes of I-10 near Schulenburg are shut down this (Thursday) morning after a chase out of Houston led to a standoff.

The chase began around 3 a.m. in west Houston, after deputies with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office found a driver asleep behind the wheel in a lane of traffic.  The driver fled, leading deputies on a pursuit and shooting out of his window.

The chase went through Harris, Fort Bend, Austin, Colorado and Fayette counties.  After authorities used spike strips, the suspect’s vehicle was pulled over outside of Schulenburg.

Several agencies are attempting to talk the suspect into surrendering.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said as of 6:30 a.m. that both the east and westbound lanes of I-10 are shut down between the Schulenburg and Engle exits.