The officers ordered the man multiple times to put his hands up, and the man reportedly didn't comply before reaching into the SUV. One officer deployed a Taser at the man, and shortly thereafter the other officer fired one shot, MacKenzie said.

The man dropped to the ground and was taken by ambulance to St. John Medical Center. An EMSA spokesperson said a person was taken from the scene in emergent condition, meaning either serious or critical.

MacKenzie didn't release whether the Taser deployed successfully. She also didn't release whether the officers said they'd seen a weapon in the car or on the man.

“We don’t know if there was a weapon in the vehicle or not," she said, saying as of about 9 p.m. that they hadn't searched inside the SUV.

The officer who shot at the man will be placed on leave during the investigation of the shooting, according to department protocol. The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office will rule on whether the shooting was justified, MacKenzie said.

Police didn't release the officer's gender or any other identifying information.

When asked whether the officer followed protocol by firing at the man, MacKenzie said there aren't step-by-step procedures for how to deal with such situations.