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The family of Nygil Cullins is lashing out after police body cam footage was released showing Cullins getting shot by police.
Cullins died in 2022 after a 911 caller said he had a gun at Fogo De Chao where he used to work.
The family and police disagree on what the video shows.
Atlanta police say that Cullins grabbed his gun and shot the security guard which prompted them to open fire.
The footage shows the security guard getting hit and crawling away.
The family and Georgia NAACP President Gerald Griggs argue that the video doesn't show who discharged the first shot.
"You see him tackled, you see the gun discharge, you don't see who discharged it," Griggs said.
"It's disgusting that they would sit and paint a picture that's still not true. A lot of the things in their initial narrative does not equate to what we saw," Nygil's mother, Mya Cullins said.
Police were called after Cullins allegedly flashed a gun and was "acting very, very weird."
"He did not point the gun, but he's yelling at everybody," the 911 caller said.
The family has launched a lawsuit against the city.