According to Clarkstown supervisor, George Hoehmann, the Haverstraw police had a pursuit with a suicidal person holding a rifle to his head during the overnight hours of Friday into Saturday. The pursuit went for over an hour and a half in and out of Clarkstown.

Haverstraw police say they initially responded to reports at around 11 p.m. Saturday of a domestic incident involving a firearm.

Before police arrived at the scene, the suspect fled his residence in a vehicle while armed.

According to Haverstraw police, units located the vehicle traveling on Route 9W in Haverstraw and attempted a traffic stop.

The suspect is then said to have not complied and fled the scene. He then led officers on “a high-speed pursuit that extended across multiple jurisdictions throughout Rockland County," according to Haverstraw police.

In an update, Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann said the suspect was suicidal and had a rifle to his head during the pursuit.

Hoehmann says the pursuit eventually ended at around 1:30 a.m. at Old Route 304 and Zukor Road in Clarkstown after the suspect's vehicle rammed into a Haverstraw police vehicle.

Hoehmann added that negotiations were then made, the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody at around 5:45 a.m.

The suspect was transported to a hospital for evaluation, and according to Hoehmann, "will eventually face pending charges."

One Haverstraw police officer had very minor injuries.