Parents of slain man react to video released and 911 call

ATLANTA – Nygil Cullins' family is speaking out for the first time after footage surfaced of the moment he was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer in 2022.

It's something they've been fighting for two years, saying they believe registration will clear his name.

“All I see in my head is his hands up, scared, running for his life,” said Quinten Cullins, Nygil Cullins' father.

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In the video, Cullins can be seen at the bar at Fogo De Chao in Buckhead on May 18, 2022, where he was working. At one point, Cullins takes a bottle of alcohol from the bar.

“We have a guy here with a gun, and he’s acting very, very strange,” a 911 caller said.

“He didn’t point the gun, but he’s yelling at everyone,” the caller added in a second call.

Twenty-six minutes after the initial 911 call, officers responded. APD edited the video with a red circle highlighting Cullins with the gun. The video shows officers using Tasers on Cullins. He runs and grabs what police say is this gun. When a security guard attacked him, police say Cullins shot and injured the officer.

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“You see him tackled, you see the shot, you don’t see who shot it,” Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs said.

The police then opened fire. Ten shots are heard, then a pause before five more are fired.

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“All they had to do was go talk to him. They just came in and tried to grab him by force,” Quinten said.

“It's disgusting that they can sit and paint a picture that still isn't true. A lot of things in their initial story don't match what we saw,” added Nygil's mother, Mya Cullins.

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Last month, Cullins' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, the restaurant and others over Nygil's death.

Nygil's mother said he suffered from mental health issues and had a facility where he could get help, but the transport they arrested that evening arrived too late .

“How did we get to the point where Nygil is being stopped by security, how did we get to the point where he's being tazed when he didn't do anything wrong and now he's scared and he believes that “He's running for his life,” said Cullins family lawyer Leif Howard.

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The Fulton County Prosecutor's Office will be the one to determine whether charges will be filed. Atlanta Police confirm that the officers involved in this incident are still active employees of the Atlanta Police Department.