[kushie18]

Nygil Cullins’ family has waited two years for the Atlanta Police Department to release the body camera footage of his fatal shooting inside a Buckhead restaurant.

That wait ended this week as police distributed a video that showed Cullins’ final moments as he grappled with police and a security guard. He was carrying a gun, the footage showed.

His family, who have said he was having a mental health episode, accused police of editing the video, an allegation they deny.

“Our response to it is we want justice. We are going to do everything that we can to ensure that happens,” his mother Mya Cullins said.

The footage released Monday shows Cullins, 22, at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse on Piedmont Road, the night of May 18, 2022, moments before officers arrive on the scene. Restaurant staff had placed two 911 calls alleging Cullins was being unruly.

Restaurant surveillance footage, also released by APD, shows Cullins arriving at the bar area of the restaurant before 7 p.m. and sitting there for about 45 minutes, scrolling on his phone and talking to other patrons. At one point, Cullins stood up and went behind the bar to grab a bottle of alcohol before returning to his seat at the bar and having a drink.

Police arrived at the restaurant and approached Cullins before they pushed him to the ground. The video was slowed down and a red circle was added by Atlanta police to call attention to the gun Cullins had holstered in his pants.

A federal lawsuit filed by Cullins family, stated that Cullins suffered such pain from the Taser that he tried to leave but was tackled by a security guard. The security guard grabbed the gun causing it to fire, striking the guard and resulting in police officers opening fire.

The shooting stops for a brief moment before the officer shoots Cullins multiple times again. APD again inserts a red circle to draw attention to Cullins’ gun, which is next to him. He appeared to reach out for it before the second round of shots were fired.

At a news conference Tuesday, Griggs said the footage was edited by APD to fit their narrative and justify the shooting.

“We respectfully ask for law enforcement to release their unedited version, not their editorialization. They already put their narrative out there,” Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs said. “We argue their narrative is incorrect.”

“He is in the middle of a mental health episode but he is not violating the law,” Griggs added.

Attorney Leif Howard, who is representing the Cullins family, said the footage was edited with the goal of justifying the shooting.

“The real truth is that the restaurant and the city of Atlanta failed Nygil Cullins and editing a video won’t be enough to hide this truth,” he said.

But an APD spokesperson said they released the full unedited version of the footage and simply slowed it down at parts for people to be able to see what actually happened.

Cullins’ father, Quinten Cullins, has said his son had been diagnosed with mental health issues and bipolar schizophrenia and that hours prior to the shooting, his family had sought help for him, even securing a bed at a mental health facility.
I synched the bodycam audio to the cctv footage

[SlightlyMad]

The amount of shooting deaths in the US, I'm surprised there's still enough space to bury people.

[pokerplay]

sorry but the dad's story is hella convenient. lies are in the details. family ignored the problem and dude wandered out into some bullshit and got lit up. and guess whos gonna sew? the seamstress.

[hikkairu]

Originally Posted by SlightlyMad ↗

The amount of shooting deaths in the US, I'm surprised there's still enough space to bury people.

Depending on the year, there are 20-25 countries with much higher firearm related death rates than the USA.

[Abor]

The family certainly didn't give a shit when he was running around mentally ill with a gun. But now that they see a fat settlement they're super concerned.

[docfr8]

Should have shot the bastard as soon as he reached

[Charlemagne]

Originally Posted by kushie18 ↗

I synched the bodycam audio to the cctv footage

[olhazeybastard]

Originally Posted by SlightlyMad ↗

The amount of shooting deaths in the US, I'm surprised there's still enough space to bury people.

I wonder how Mexico has the room too. I see daily videos of people being blasted into oblivion and chopped up in so many pieces

[photo2uj]

Stupid security idiot. Going to American restaurants sucks. Expensive terrible food and crappy service. Best for me is a nice street Vietnamese food vendor. Lastly, Those police are animals and Why did it take two years to see the video. Earning the hate.

[shmeegle]

the "my tummy hurts so i can do what i want" excuse is reeeeeeeally getting old.