Connect with us

Police

New York City reaches $5.9 million settlement with Eric Garner’s family

New York City reaches a $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died from a chokehold while in police custody.

unheard voices magazine profile logo

Published

on

Eric Garner NYPD training
Eric Garner

The city of New York has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold during an arrest by a New York police officer, officials said.

Garner’s family filed notice of a $75 million lawsuit against New York City and the New York Police Department last October, according to New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, who announced the settlement.

“Following a judicious review of the claim and facts of this case, my office was able to reach a settlement with the estate of Eric Garner that is in the best interests of all parties,” Stringer said in a statement.

Eric Garner, 46, died on Staten Island on July 17, 2014, during an arrest for allegedly selling lucy’s : untaxed, single cigarettes.

The confrontation was caught on video in which Garner, who was asthmatic, could be heard saying, “I can’t breathe,” nearly a dozen times while he was placed in an apparent chokehold by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo.

His last words became a rally and cry against excessive force by police and police brutality particularly against brown and Black people in New York and all over the country.

Garner’s death was ruled a homicide, but Officer Pantaleo was cleared in any wrong-doing by a Staten Island grand jury in December.


Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Unheard Voices is an award-winning news online magazine that started in 2004 as a newsletter in the Asbury Park, Neptune, and Long Branch, NJ areas to broadening into a recognized Black owned media outlet. The company is one of the few outlets dedicated to covering social justice issues. They are the recipient of the NAACP Unsung Hero Award and CV Magazine's Innovator Award for Best Social Justice Communications Company.

Archives

Tags

unheard voices shop
unheard voices on google play unheard voices on itunes

Trending