NYC Reaches $5.9 Million Settlement with Family of Unarmed Black Man Eric Garner Killed by NYPD

Do you remember Eric Garner?

He was the 43-year-old African American man who was killed by a White 29-year-old police officer Daniel Pantaleo, after putting him in a choke hold while trying to arrest him.

According to New York Times, New York City on Monday reached a settlement with Garner’s family, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve a wrongful-death claim over his death.

Eric Garner and his wife, Esaw

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