Graphic cellphone video capturing the fatal 2014 deputy shooting of a man being detained in North Long Beach clearly shows the man was murdered, according to attorneys representing his family.

The Tustin-based law firm of Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco, released the video Friday. The firm, representing the family of Noel Aguilar, has filed suit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the two deputies involved in the shooting, Albert Murad and Jose Ruiz.

Sheriff’s officials say Aguilar reached for one of the deputies’ guns. It is not clear from the video who fires the weapon, but one deputy was hit in the abdomen by a single shot. The video shows the injured deputy then shooting Aguilar three times in the back.

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The incident remains under investigation and will be presented to a department investigative committee for final consideration in January, according to Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Department.

A call for justice

Humberto Guizar, the attorney on the case, said Friday that criminal charges should be filed against the deputies, who have since returned to duty. Guizar gave the video on Friday to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office System Integrity Division and the U.S. Department of Justice.

“We believe the video is clear evidence of an execution, a murder,” Guizar said Friday evening. “We want the public to see it.”

The video shows two deputies grappling with Aguilar on the ground. In the first few seconds they can be heard saying Aguilar has a gun before one of the deputies says to Aguilar, “you [expletive deleted] move I’m going to kill you [expletive deleted].”

The deputy who is eventually shot in the stomach area can be seen hitting Aguilar with what looks like a flashlight before taking handcuffs out.

A brief struggle ensues between the deputies and Aguilar before a single shot rings out. The deputy cries out that he’s been shot, and Aguilar can be heard saying he didn’t shoot anyone. Aguilar then asks why one of the deputies was “pulling a gun” on him.

A few seconds later, the deputy who was shot in the abdomen, fires three shots into Aguilar’s back.

Guizar says he acknowledges Aguilar was resisting arrest and physically struggled with the deputies, but says the three shots were the equivalent of an execution.

LASD response

Nishida did not comment directly on the video Friday. She said the department takes all deputy-involved shootings seriously.

The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau has completed its investigation and will present the findings to the Executive Force Review Committee in January, Nishida said. The committee ultimately decides whether there are any policy, tactical, supervisory or training violations.

Homicide investigators obtained cellphone video of the incident — although it’s not clear whether it’s the same video released Friday — and welcome any additional video witnesses may have taken, she said. Video, however, only forms one piece of evidence in the investigation.

Both deputies involved in the shooting are back on field duty, Nishida said.