Over 5 years after he placed Eric Garner in a chokehold that ultimately killed him, NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was confronted by NYPD officers on a Staten Island street corner for allegedly selling single loose cigarettes. One of those officers, Daniel Pantaleo, placed Garner in athat ultimately killed him. That chokehold resulted in Garner’s dying plea — “I can’t breathe” — which became a rallying cry for those protesting police brutality across the nation.
Pantaleo was put on administrative leave following Garner’s death in July 2014, and has remained on leave for the past five years. The following month, in August 2014, the New York City medical examiner's office had ruled Garner's death a homicide in which Garner succumbed to a fatal asthma attack triggered by the officer's chokehold.
Over five years later, and after widespread protest by Black Lives Matter activists and other people, Pantaleo was fired. New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced the decision on Monday, August 19. In a press conference, he said that Pantaleo “can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer” after it was determined that he violated department policy by performing that chokehold,
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