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NYPD Fires Officer 5 Years After Garner’s Chokehold Death
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NYPD Fires Officer 5 Years After Garner’s Chokehold Death

Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak and Tom HaysAugust 22, 2019

After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the Black man whose dying gasps of “I can’t breathe” gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force.

Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged
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Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged

MICHAEL BALSAMO MICHAEL R. SISAK COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS, Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

After years of silence, federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — “I can’t breathe” — became a national rallying cry against police brutality.