A domestic violence suspect accidentally caught his clothing on fire after an overnight armed standoff in Calera.

The 47-year-old suspect, who was not injured, is being held without bond in the Shelby County Jail pending formal charges.

The ordeal began about 1 a.m. Thursday when Calera police were dispatched to a domestic assault call.

Police Chief David Hyche said the victim sustained significant injuries and was transported to the hospital.

The suspect was no longer at the home.

About 4:30 a.m., officers found the suspect in a shed. He was armed and refused to comply with officers’ commands to exit.

Police surrounded the shed to contain him and began negotiations.

Hyche said the suspect indicated that he might harm himself and that officers would have to kill him to take him into

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