TAUNTON — Police say they are seeking a warrant for the arrest of a city man, who allegedly was armed with a gun last Friday when he threatened a group of people and hit two of them with his car.

Danyel Eugene Battle-Moore, 26, last known address 18 Harrison Ave., will be charged with two counts of using a car in the commission of an assault and battery and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, a gun.

Witnesses told police they had recognized Battle-Moore driving a late-model, black Volkswagen as they were walking from the GATRA bus station on Oak Street to White Street at around 6:15 p.m.

The police officer’s report notes that the group, which was waiting for him next to De Sa Fish Market on Harrison Avenue, was “collectively really upset and anxious to tell me their story.”

Police said two men among the group and Battle-Moore have had problems in the past that at times have “gotten physical and violent.”

One of the men told the responding officer that he and his friend separated from the group to ensure that no one else might be injured.

Battle-Moore, after driving around the block, allegedly drove his car onto the sidewalk and intentionally struck one of the men in the arm with his car.

He allegedly drove off, quickly reappeared and exited his car to confront the entire group.

Witnesses told the officer Battle-Moore yelled at them while using his hands to gesture toward the small of his back where he had a handgun, described as being small and black.

He allegedly then jumped back into his car, drove toward the group, which had congregated in the intersection, and intentionally struck the hand of another man with the vehicle.

At that point, police said, someone dialed 911.

Police searched the area but were unable to locate Battle-Moore or his Volkswagen.

Battle-Moore, they noted, is known to “float around from house to house.”

In addition to seeking a warrant, police said they filled out an RMV form requesting that Battle-Moore’s driver’s license immediately be suspended or revoked.

According to a Taunton Daily Gazette, Battle-Moore was arrested and ordered held without bail in 2014 for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old high school student. He also was charged with malicious destruction of property.

Police at the time said that they had warned Battle-Moore, who at the time was 20, to stay away from teenage boys who might be susceptible to becoming involved in gangs.

A judge in 2013 gave Battle-Moore a two-year suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon on a person 60 or older and assault and battery.

Court records indicated he also that year was arrested for receiving stolen property after allegedly stealing two GPS units — one of them from a car and the other from a West Weir Street home where a couple was asleep when he sneaked in.