Driver in body armor reported seeking officers' gunfire, West Hartford CT


Radio communication reporting a male driver entering town. Officers say the driver may be wearing body armor and appears to be trying to provoke officers to shoot him. The transmission gives location updates near West Street and Prospect Hill Road.
Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
02:2
Transcript:
Bye, Bravo. Every time they in this back, Charlie, I copy 28[1]. Very far away, I copy that. They're on 75[2]th, uh, into your town now. 74. Is he in a vehicle? Is he in a vehicle? You have the description of the vehicle. West Street coming up on Prospect Hill Road. Right onto Prospect Hill Road. We're right onto Prospect Hill Road. It comes up into our town. Move. Male operator reported to have body armor looking for suicide by officer. Thank you, thank you.
Bye, Bravo. Every time they in this back, Charlie, I copy 28[1]. Very far away, I copy that. They're on 75[2]th, uh, into your town now. 74. Is he in a vehicle? Is he in a vehicle? You have the description of the vehicle. West Street coming up on Prospect Hill Road. Right onto Prospect Hill Road. We're right onto Prospect Hill Road. It comes up into our town. Move. Male operator reported to have body armor looking for suicide by officer. Thank you, thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
28: Vehicle pursuit (commonly used in police radio for vehicle information or pursuit status)
[2]
75: Reference to location or pursuit update (contextual code, indicating movement into town)
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Location mentioned:
Prospect Ln, West Hartford, CT 06119
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