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The Austin Police Department (APD) is conducting a comprehensive investigation into the fatal shooting involving an officer on April 24.

In a video posted on Twitter, APD Police Chief Brian Manley said the Office of Police Oversight and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office are helping them in the investigation of the officer-involved shooting.

Manley said, “I want to assure our community that we are conducting a thorough investigation into this incident. He added that he understands the concerns of the community regarding the officer-involved fatal shooting. He promised that he “will report back” their findings to the community.

APD Chief Manley requesting witnesses of the officer-involved shooting to come forward

Additionally, Manley encouraged witnesses to the officer-involved fatal shooting to come forward if they haven’t been interviewed by investigators.

“It is important that anyone else that we have not yet had an opportunity to speak with or anyone who has a video of this incident, please come forward. Please give us your account or give us the information that you have so that we can conduct that thorough investigation,” said Manley.

Furthermore, he said their investigators processed the scene, spoke to witnesses, and watched the videos that they have including those from the police officers’ body cameras, in-car cameras from the police cars, and those posted on social media.

The officer-involved deadly shooting happened on Friday when Austin Police responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a man allegedly taking drugs in a car and holding a gun, according to Manley during a press briefing after the incident.

He said responding officers arrived on the scene at an apartment complex parking lot at 2601 South Pleasant Valley and confronted the man who stepped out of his car and raised his hands to show that he had no weapon.

The responding officers gave orders to the man but he refused to comply. One officer shot the man with a non-lethal beanbag. The man went back inside his car and started to drive-off. His action prompted another officer to fire his rifle several times at the fleeing vehicle and fatally shot the man who was later identified as Michael Brent Ramos.

According to Manley, based on their initial investigation, Ramos’ vehicle “may be linked to other burglaries that happened over the past week.

Austin Justice Coalition calls on APD Chief Manley’s resignation

Meanwhile, Chas Moore, executive director, Austin Justice Coalition, commented that Ramos was fleeing to survive based on the videos of the incident that were posted on social media. He described the incident as a direct attack on people of color and called on Manley to resign from his position.

Moore said, “He was doing what I would call the universal sign of retreat. He has his hands up and after he was shot with a bean bag, he drove away, not towards the police, in what we would consider a flee for survival.”

“We are asking for the resignation of Chief Brian Manley. We do not fee he has passed any test as police chief, in his time,” added Moore.