Search results
Nov 6, 2021 · After Mr. Garner’s death, news outlets including The New York Times reported details from the police about his full arrest record. Several reports noted that he had been arrested more than 30 times.
- A 5-Year Battle For Justice
- A Family Fights For Change and Suffers Another Loss
- His Last Words, An Emerging Movement
- One Last Chance
The death of Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, was ruled a homicide in August 2014 by Dr. Floriana Persechino, a senior medical examiner for New York City. In Persechino's report, she not only conducted a traditional autopsy, but used the cellphone video to determine that a "chokehold" triggered a fatal cascade of events, including an asthma att...
Garner's eldest daughter and namesake, Erica, became an outspoken activist -- along with her grandmother, Gwen Carr -- calling for justice for her father. She also released a song called "This Ends Today," which includes audio from her father's confrontation with the officers. Tragically, Erica Garner passed away in December 2017 after suffering a ...
"I can’t breathe!" Before Garner’s death was captured on camera and seen around the world, a relatively new hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, was taking form. Following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, a Florida community watchman who shot an unarmed 17-year-old boy wearing a hoodie -- Trayvon Martin, who Zimmerman said looked "suspicious" -- a gr...
In 2017, a Staten Island civil court judge approved a $4 million wrongful death settlement for the Garner family. Still, years after his death and the NYPD announced departmental chargesagainst Pantaleo, no criminal charges have been filed against the officer. The move came on the heels of a letter sent to the Department of Justice by the NYPD's de...
- 3 min
People also ask
Where is Eric Garner buried?
Will Daniel Pantaleo be fired after Eric Garner death?
Should Eric Garner's widow fire Daniel Pantaleo?
What happened at the Garner & Pantaleo shooting?
Jun 13, 2015 · For years, they played a cat-and-mouse game with the New York City officers who came to arrest them. As the officers approached, Mr. Garner, 43, shouted at them to back off, according to two ...
Jul 15, 2020 · On July 17, 2014, two New York Police Department officers confront Eric Garner, a 43-year-old African American father of six, for illegally selling cigarettes. Garner dies after losing...
Aug 2, 2019 · From CNN's Deborah Bloom and Jareen Imam. Confronted by police trying to arrest him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, Eric Garner raised both hands in the air and, with passive defiance ...
May 26, 2020 · By Erik Ortiz and Gabe Gutierrez. Gwen Carr was horrified by what she saw in the video — a black man groaning on the ground with a police officer's knee on his neck, his repeated cries of "I can ...
- 2 min
- Erik Ortiz,Gabe Gutierrez
