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Ashley Southall

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Uganda New York Times world
19 Aug 2019
NEW YORK — The New York City police officer whose chokehold was partly blamed for Eric Garner’s death in police custody in 2014 was fired from the Police Department on Monday, ending a bitter, five-year legal battle that had cast a shadow over the nation’s largest police force and the city it protects.
NYPD Fires Officer in 2014 Chokehold Case
Uganda New York Times world
13 May 2019
NEW YORK — The last words Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, uttered on a New York City sidewalk in 2014 instantly became a national rallying cry against police brutality. “I can’t breathe,’’ Garner pleaded 11 times after a police officer in plainclothes placed his arm across his neck and pulled him to the ground while other officers handcuffed him.
5 Years After Eric Garner's Death, an Officer Faces Trial