Tracy Nelson, Ulanda Nelson's sister, said she had been asleep in her sister's apartment when she was awakened by the first gunshot.

"As soon as I heard them, I jumped up and I ran out of the house," Tracy Nelson said.

When she got outside, she said, her nephew was already on the ground.

The 42-year-old said that she feared for her life.

"I told my sister, 'Step back. They done shot him, they might shoot us, too,'" she said.

Ulanda Nelson said she pleaded with officers to help Satchell, who was on the ground for more than 20 minutes before anyone gave him medical attention.

Authorities didn't even cover his body, which wasn't removed until around 9 a.m., Ulanda Nelson said.

"It's like they didn't care about this human life," Ulanda Nelson said. "What could we do but just stand there with all those officers standing there and none of them did anything to give him CPR."

Satchell's mother had been at the apartment complex during the day, but sought comfort at a church Sunday afternoon and wasn't available for comment.