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Around 2 p.m. on April 3, officers responded to a home on Sierra Street after a 911 caller reported that a man, later identified as 24-year-old Martell Hare, Jr., was armed with a gun and standing in front of their home.Moments later, several other 911 calls came in, claiming that Hare was acting erratically and waving a gun around the neighborhood. In one 911 recording released Friday afternoon, the dispatcher asks: “Is he pointing at you or what exactly?” — The caller replies, “Yes. Yes. Yes.”Hare then got into a Toyota sedan and reportedly began driving erratically up and down the street. As an officer enters the neighborhood, dashcam video shows Hare driving towards him. Police say the officer spotted a weapon, which prompted him to fire multiple rounds at the vehicle.Police previously said that a second officer witnessed what happened but didn’t shoot. The video doesn’t show Hare firing any shots.After the officer exits the patrol vehicle, the unidentified officers can be heard saying: “Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Let me see your hand [...] Don’t reach for anything.”The officer approaches and asks Hare to open the door from the outside and lie on the floor directly onto his stomach. Hare lies on his back for a few seconds before correcting his position.Hare is then handcuffed and then rendered medical aid.“Ay, I’m not a criminal bro. I just want to die,” Hare told officers.Hare was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries to his arms. Court papers later revealed that he wanted to initiate an officer-involved shooting.Inside the car, detectives recovered a BB gun resembling a 9mm handgun.