Death of Eric Garner

Death of African American man due to chokehold from police officer

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On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died via homicide by Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, in the New York City borough of Staten Island, after Pantaleo put him in a chokehold while arresting him. Video footage of the incident generated widespread national attention and raised questions about the appropriate use of force by law enforcement.

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New York officer fired, but tensions still high where Eric Garner died Hassan Johnson was getting his head shaved on Monday at the same barber shop Eric Garner used to visit. Reuters - Published on August 20, 2019
New York police fire officer who placed Eric Garner in deadly chokehold The New York Police Department on Monday fired the white officer who used a deadly chokehold on Eric Garner while trying to arrest him in 2014, an incident that helped fuel the "Black Lives Matter".. Reuters - Published on August 19, 2019
White New York police officer fired for deadly chokehold of Eric Garner The New York Police Department on Monday fired the white officer who used a deadly chokehold on Eric Garner, an African American, while trying to arrest him in 2014 as Garner repeatedly said "I can't.. Reuters - Published on August 19, 2019
Eric Garner: NY officer in 'I can't breathe' death fired The decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo came five years after Eric Garner's death during his arrest. BBC News - Published on August 19, 2019
New York police to announce fate of officer in Eric Garner chokehold death: lawyer New York police will reveal on Monday the fate of the white police officer who used a deadly chokehold while arresting Eric Garner in 2014, the officer's lawyer said, in a case that fueled the rise of.. Reuters - Published on August 19, 2019
NYC police officer who killed Eric Garner should be fired, police judge rules A white New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a banned chokehold in 2014 should be fired, a police judge recommended on Friday in a case that stoked the Black Lives Matter.. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019

Firing recommended for NY police officer who killed Eric Garner with chokehold A white New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a banned chokehold in 2014 should be fired, a police judge recommended on Friday in a case that stoked the Black Lives Matter.. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019
Eric Garner: Chokehold cop 'should be fired', says US judge Terminating Officer Pantaleo has become a rallying cry in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. BBC News - Published on August 2, 2019
Fire NYC policeman for fatal chokehold in Eric Garner arrest: department judge rules A white New York City police officer who used a fatal chokehold on an unarmed black man during an arrest in 2014 should be fired, a police department disciplinary judge recommended on Friday. Reuters - Published on August 2, 2019
New York mayor says he regrets trusting U.S. Justice Department on Garner chokehold case New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he regrets trusting the U.S. Department of Justice after federal prosecutors declined to charge a city policeman who used a fatal chokehold on.. Reuters - Published on July 17, 2019

Factbox: U.S. police officers who kill unarmed black men often avoid criminal liability A New York City policeman became the latest example of a law enforcement officer to face no criminal liability for killing an unarmed black man when the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday it.. Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019
No federal charges for New York policeman in 2014 'I can't breathe' death The New York police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold during an attempted arrest in 2014, fueling the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, will not face federal criminal charges, the.. Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019
No New York police officers will be charged in Eric Garner death: official None of the New York police officers whose attempted arrest of Eric Garner in 2014 led to the man's death and fueled the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement will face federal criminal charges, a.. Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019	New York police officer in Eric Garner death will not be charged: source Federal prosecutors will not criminally charge a New York Police Department officer in the death of Eric Garner, a black man whose 2014 death played a key role in mobilizing the Black Lives Matter.. Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019
Five years after Eric Garner's death, prosecutors in New York to update on case Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday were due to meet with the family of Eric Garner, a black man who died in 2014 at the hands of a New York police officer and whose death played a key role in.. Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019	New York police weigh officer's conduct in 2014 'I can't breathe' death The disciplinary trial of the New York City policeman who fatally choked an unarmed black suspect in 2014 opened on Monday with the officer's lawyer shredding a copy of the autopsy report that.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2019
'I can't breathe': New York police officer faces disciplinary trial in Garner death The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold began on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2019	Years after chokehold death, New York police officer's disciplinary trial to begin The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold will begin on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death.. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2019