A 42-year-old man was killed Friday evening after a police officer shot at him as the man drove away from officers outside a Southeast Austin apartment complex, Police Chief Brian Manley said.

Several Austin organizations on Saturday condemned the shooting, contending it was unwarranted. Additionally, protesters gathered Saturday at the site of the shooting to denounce the officer’s decision to shoot.

Protesters chant "APD are murderers" at an apartment complex on S Pleasant Valley Rd. in Southeast Austin. Police shot and killed a man in his 40s at the complex last night. pic.twitter.com/IhAsPczLrc

— Ariana Garcia (@Ariana_noGrande) April 26, 2020

Officers arrived at the East Oltorf Street and South Pleasant Valley Road residential parking lot after someone called 911 at 6:30 p.m. to say that two people in the vehicle might be doing drugs and that the man in the car had a gun.

Police thought the man — who officials have not identified, but who community members have identified as Michael Ramos — might have been involved in a burglary and an incident in which a suspect evaded police, Manley said. The officers called for backup while they approached the man who was inside the car, the chief said.

Investigators have not confirmed whether the man was involved in any recent crimes.

The man initially got out of the vehicle and put his hands in the air, but he got back into his car when an officer fired a round from a beanbag gun at him, Manley said. The man closed the door and started to pull out of the parking lot when a different officer fired his rifle.

The car then crashed into a parked vehicle, and the man was taken to a hospital, where he died at 7:26 p.m., Manley said.

The officers were not injured, police said.

Investigators were seeking a search warrant to determine whether the man had a gun with him in the car, Manley said Friday night.

A woman who was in the car with the man was not physically harmed, and police took her into custody after the shooting, Manley said.

Gavino Fernandez Jr., president of the East Austin chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, condemned the shooting Saturday and urged District Attorney Margaret Moore to charge the officer who fired his gun with murder.

Fernandez and others with his organization were "shocked at the blatant killing," he said in an email.

Chas Moore, co-founder of the Austin Justice Coalition, said the "senseless shooting could have been avoided."

Meme Styles — president of Measure Austin, an organization that works to bring attention to systemic injustice — also condemned the shooting Saturday.

"Michael Ramos should be alive today," Styles said. "I pray for his family. I thank God that his friend — the woman who was in the line of fire also — by the grace of God is alive today."

In a video message released Saturday, Manley said he understands the community’s concerns and urged any witnesses and anyone with video to share their information with investigators.

"We are conducting a thorough investigation into this incident," Manley said. "We’re working with the Travis County district attorney and the office of police oversight so that we can report back to you with our findings."

At a press conference Friday, Manley declined to "explain what these officers were thinking" when asked to discuss the officers’ mindset.

"That’s obviously the reason we’re going to do this investigation," he said. "The officers will explain their thought process and their actions taken."

As with any officer-involved shooting, officials will conduct a criminal and internal investigation into the incident, the chief said.

Fernandez, Moore and Styles said they believe the officer was quick to shoot the man because he was a person of color. Manley said the man was Hispanic, though Moore and Styles said they were told by the man’s friends and family that he was black and Hispanic.

"In spite of a pandemic that is pausing the entire world, racism and police brutality continues to persist," Moore said.

An investigation into the Austin Police Department earlier this month found issues of racial bias that investigators said should be addressed.

"We listened to anecdotes illustrating inappropriate comments through the years through which APD personnel expressed concern about racist behavior, but also sexist behavior," wrote Lisa Tatum, the San Antonio lawyer who the city hired to investigate allegations of racism at the department.