Austin, Texas — 9-1-1 received a call regarding a man with a gµn. The caller stated a male, wearing a grey robe and dark pants was pointing a rifle down the street. Officers were dispatched to the call. The caller remained on the phone line with Austin 9-1-1 Communications while officers responded to the scene. The caller said the man was pointing his rifle at the interior of his home. The caller then stated the man just fired into his own home. The caller said the police were on scene and the man fired again. The man who fired the rifle was later identified as 33-year-old Rajan David Moonesinghe. Officer Daniel Sanchez and Officer Stephen Markert, driving separate marked police vehicles, arrived. As Officer Markert pulled up to the residence, he heard gunfire and realized that he was directly in front of where Moonesinghe was located. Both Officer Sanchez and Officer Markert then drove past the residence. Officers Sanchez and Markert exited their vehicles. Officer Sanchez was the first to observe Moonesinghe and gave him a verbal command to drop the weapon. Immediately after telling Moonesinghe to drop the weapon, Officer Sanchez fired his Department approved firearm at Moonesinghe. Moonesinghe was struck and fell to the ground. Moonesinghe was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.