A Northern Territory jury has been shown body-worn footage of Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann's arrest and heard a frantic phone call from the alleged gunman, in which he can be heard asking police for help.
Senior sergeant Lee Morgan told the court he was the police duty superintendent on June 4, 2019, the night Mr Hoffmann is alleged to have murdered four men.
Sergeant Lee Morgan said that, about 6:40pm that night, emergency services received a call from the alleged gunman.
The caller, who identified himself as "Ben Hoffmann", told police "I'm the bloke driving around in the ute".
"I got f***ing poisoned … I need assistance I'm f***ed," Mr Hoffman said on the June 4 call.
"Where do I go? Can you help me?"
On the recording, Sergeant Lee Morgan can be heard taking over from the operator and telling Mr Hoffman "we want to help".
Sergeant Lee Morgan also tells the alleged gunman "the most important thing is that this ends safety for you" and encourages him to pull over the car as soon as he can.
Mr Hoffmann asks for police assistance and tells Sergeant Lee Morgan to "have some cars waiting for me".
"Stop your car and I'll have police there in one minute", Sergeant Lee Morgan said on the June 4 phone call.
Mr Hoffmann has pleaded not guilty to all 14 charges against him, including four counts of murder.
Jury sees police footage of arrest
The jury was also shown body-worn footage from Aboriginal community police officer (ACPO) Jermaine Ostrofski, who told the court he was at the intersection of McMinn Street and Daly Street with his partner, Constable Michael Kent, at the time of Mr Hoffmann's arrest.
ACPO Ostrofski told the jury he saw Constable Kent approaching a white Hilux, believed to be driven by Mr Hoffmann, and "ran towards him".
"Due to the gravity of the situation, I pulled out the [police-issued] firearm," ACPO Ostrofski said.
The community police officer said Mr Hoffmann stepped out of the car "apologising" and said the defendant feared he was going to be shot by police.
The court was told the community police officer started to handcuff Mr Hoffmann, and the defendant flinched due injures on his wrists and arms.
In the footage shown to the jury, Mr Hoffmann can be seen getting out of the white Hilux after a brief conversation with Constable Kent.
Constable Kent, who does not draw his gun, can be heard telling ACPO Ostrofski "he's injured, so go easy on him" and "he's all right".
Jury hears details of arrest
Constable Kent today told the court he had radioed his colleagues as he approached Mr Hoffmann in the car, telling them, "He's surrendering. He's surrendering".
He then recalled he could "clearly see through" the car windows and said Mr Hoffmann was "covered in blood" and there was a shotgun on the passenger seat.
The jury was also shown photographs taken by NT Police after Mr Hoffmann's arrest, which show a gun on the passenger's seat and a knife in the car's tray.
Constable Kent also told the jury that Mr Hoffmann put his hands up and said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Don't shoot me".
The officer described Mr Hoffmann as "very nervous" and concerned he would be shot.
Constable Kent told the jury that he reached into the car and turned it off, taking the keys and telling Mr Hoffmann, "I'll protect you with my life."
TRG give evidence over arrest
In the footage from ACPO Ostrofski's body-worn camera, uniformed Territory Response Group (TRG) officers can be seen approaching and taking over the arrest.
One of the TRG officers can be heard telling Mr Hoffmann "put your hands on the f***king ground".
Senior Constable Vaughn Allitt told the jury that, on June 4, 2019, he was a member of the TRG and one of the officers who took over the arrest.
When he attended the scene of the arrest, Senior Constable Allitt said he saw one of Mr Hoffmann's hands had been handcuffed but the other was unrestrained.
He also described Mr Hoffmann as "covered in blood".
Senior Constable Allitt said Mr Hoffmann was wearing a bumbag and he was concerned there could be a concealed weapon inside.
He said Mr Hoffmann was told to get on the ground and tasered so his hands could be restrained.
The trial is expected to run for another eight weeks.
