At the simple altar on the steps of their home, Nunn’s partner of 28 years, Nina Anzalone weeps surrounded by 150 attendees, whether friends, family or neighbors.
There was weeping — but also anger — laughter and music — a celebration of the life of Everett Nunn, age 58, father of five and grandfather of seven.
Andria Winstead knew his children as her cousins. She stands on the sidewalk holding a bouquet of red and white metallic balloons.
She said Nunn was “a great guy in the community, didn't meet a stranger, always had a laugh. That's really what he was known for," she said. "Everybody's just gathering to show their support for friends and family and loved ones.”
She said she'd like to see accountability — calling Nunn's death "unjust."
The Evansville Police Department (EPD) released body cam footage on Monday. It shows the officer responding to a 911 call — a domestic disturbance at their home.
Within five seconds of entering the home, Nunn would be shot six times by the officer after Nunn appeared, holding what looked like a handgun. It was instead a replica item.
The officer, upon entering, was told by a woman, that there's a gun in the home.
Sgt. Anthony Aussieker with the Evansville Police Department said such information is included in what they call the "totality of the circumstances."
“So at the time, our officer was dispatched to what was believed to be some type of domestic dispute, and as he's entering the home, then he's informed that there's potentially a firearm inside the home,” Aussiekker said at the Monday news conference.
The EPD called it a “marijuana smoking device,” but his son David Simmons called it an “ashtray,” when speaking to assembled media.
“He had (the) ashtray in his hand, but he didn't have time to drop it,” Simmons said. “They said, ‘drop it,’ and shot him immediately. I just want change — I've been going through a lot of things with the family. I'm trying to hold our family together.”
In the video, about one second transpired between the officer commanding Nunn to drop the object, and firing on Nunn.
The case is under investigation; the officer is on paid administrative leave per department policy.
The local NAACP has also weighed in, asking for a clear, open investigation.
Daughter Jaida Nunn is seeking justice.
“He didn't get a chance to surrender,” she said. “He didn't get a chance to be a threat to you … and honestly, I don't want the officer to feel like we're blaming him, and I really wanted to put that out there. I don't want no hate in our heart.”
But she does want better de-escalation training. Her brother David mentioned non-lethal interventions such as tasers, wondering why lethal force was the first option — and why more than one shot was needed.
This was the first fatal officer-involved shooting of 2025. An EPD officer was shot by an Evansville teen in September.
“We have a problem,” Jaida said. “We have a very serious issue. We have a very serious issue. It's accountability. It's about all that.”
“At the end of the day, we lost my father.”
After brief heartfelt words from Nunn’s children, dozens of red and white balloons floated into the night sky under the unified call, “justice for Everett.”
During the entire event a simple white board was passed around to fill with tributes from friends and family.
“I wrote, that he's one of the best men that I've ever met,” said Katie Smith, neighbor of Nunn. “The world lost one of its brightest lights, and how much we'll miss him.”
The shooting happened on Saturday, body cam footage was released on Monday. Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry has released a video asking for patience during the investigation, and a protest was held downtown on Tuesday.
At the news conference, Aussiekker with the EPD said they'd be absolutely remiss to not acknowledge the tragedy.
"No officer anywhere puts on their uniform in the morning with the ambition or the desire to be involved in an officer involved shooting, to be forced into a deadly force encounter, and that's what unfortunately happened," he said.
"We also acknowledge that there's a family right now that's mourning the loss of a loved one, that's a husband, a father, that's a neighbor, that's a friend in the community, so we want to extend our heartfelt feelings on that, because we do acknowledge that there is loss all around."