Did Dally want to die?

In Chapter Ten, after Johnny's death, Dally robs a store. The police pull over across from the lot that Dally ran to, and as they got out of their cars, Dally ran under the street light and pulled a black object from his waistband. Pony remembered Dally mentioning that he had been carrying a gun. Dally raised the gun and was shot by the cops. Pony realized that was what Dally had wanted to happen. Pony remembered Dally helping him and Johnny. He had risked his life for them. Pony thought Johnny had been right, and that Dally had died gallant.