UPDATE: No Indictment for NYPD Officer in the Death of Eric Garner - Officials Respond

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, it was learned that Daniel Pantaleo (pahn-tuh-LAY'-oh) would not be indicted for the chokehold death of Eric Garner who was stopped on suspicion of selling loose cigarettes. The chokehold is a tactic banned by NYPD, the medical examiner of Eric Garner found that the chokehold contributed to the death.
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UPDATE: No Indictment for NYPD Officer in the Death of Eric Garner - Officials Respond
The son of Eric Garner, the man who died after being placed in a chokehold by an NYPD officer in July, said there’s going to be no riots in New York City. Al Smoot marches during a rally on Staten Island, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 2014 following the death of Eric Garner as a result of an apparent chokehold by an NYPD officer. The NYPD is preparing for potential protests ahead of a Staten Island grand jury decision whether to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. (Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
12/3/2014
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12/3/2014