Death of Eric Garner

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill To Step Down After Tense Summer

He faced backlash from the city’s largest police union over his decision to fire the officer who killed Eric Garner.
By Michael R. Sisak, AP

Congress Hears From Eric Garner's Mother, 5 Years After Police Killed Her Son

Gwen Carr testified Thursday as part of a hearing on police practices and their effects on communities around the country.
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New York City Police Department Fires Officer Who Killed Eric Garner

Daniel Pantaleo's use of a fatal chokehold on Garner in 2014 sparked a nationwide outcry.
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Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Should Be Fired, Judge Recommends: Reports

Officer Daniel Pantaleo was seen on camera in 2014 putting the father in a fatal and illegal chokehold.
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Debate Protesters Demand De Blasio Fire NYPD Officer Who Killed Eric Garner

Daniel Pantaleo has remained on paid desk duty in the five years since Garner’s death, which has caused activists and Garner’s family to sharply criticize de Blasio.
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Eric Garner's Mom Calls For The Police Officers Who Killed Her Son To Be Fired

“The NYPD failed us. Mayor de Blasio failed us. And now the DOJ has failed us,” Gwen Carr wrote in a New York Daily News op-ed.
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DOJ Won't Charge New York City Police Officer In Eric Garner's Death

Daniel Pantaleo will not face federal civil rights charges in a death that prompted a national outcry.
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After Eric Garner’s Chokehold Death NYPD Commander Texted It Was ‘Not A Big Deal’

A lieutenant apparently tried to reassure officers after the 2014 chokehold death of Garner. “We were effecting a lawful arrest.”
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White House Dismisses Stephon Clark's Shooting By Police As A ‘Local Matter’

The White House doesn’t consider police brutality a national issue, despite the shooting of Stephon Clark and absence of charges against both Alton Sterling and Eric Garner.
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