Atlanta releases body camera footage two years after fatal police shooting at Buckhead restaurant

Body camera footage shows 22-year-old Nygil Cullins eating at the bar at a Buckhead restaurant in 2022, when two Atlanta police officers approach him and eventually shoot him to death approximately 10 times. (Atlanta Police Department/Screenshot)

Over the past two years, the family of Nygil Cullins, who was shot and killed by police at a Buckhead restaurant, has questioned why authorities didn’t do more to deescalate the situation.

They say the 22-year-old Black man had mental health issues, with his mother calling 911 earlier that day for help.

Video released by the Atlanta Police Department this week is more than two hours long and combines footage from Atlanta police officers, restaurant surveillance cameras and audio from 911.