Protesters mark anniversary of Eric Garner's death in NYC
Several thousand people have held a protest in New York City on the first anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hand of police.
Garner, a 43-year-old African American from Staten Island, died last year after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer.
A grand jury later declined to indict eight-year NYPD veteran Daniel Pantaleo, sparking weeks of angry protests in New York and elsewhere in the United States. Garner’s death was captured on camera.
Police confronted protesters who shut down intersections in Manhattan, making at least two-dozen arrests Friday evening.
The protesters chanted “Shame! Shame! Shame!” as they continued to press for criminal justice and police reform. Many held signs saying, “Strong communities make police obsolete,” and “end police brutality.”
At the site of Garner’s death on Bay Street, supporters released a dove to commemorate a man who has become a symbol of police brutality against the black community.
Before releasing the dove, the protesters chanted “I can’t breathe” 11 times, echoing Garner’s last words in Pantaleo’s chokehold.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) filled at least three vans with arrested protesters, according to accounts from witnesses.
Eric Garner’s family is pressing for federal civil rights charges against Pantaleo, the officer responsible for his death.
His wife, Esaw Garner, his mother, Gwen Carr, and three of his children held a press conference on Tuesday, saying the $5.9 million settlement with the city did not provide justice in the case.
"We are losing our family members and they (police) are not losing anything," Esaw Garner said at a press conference on Tuesday. "Now I am alone to deal with this my whole life."
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