The Justice Department won’t bring civil-rights charges against a New York police officer in the death of Eric Garner
Federal prosecutors won’t bring civil-rights charges against a New York police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday, five years after the incident became a flashpoint over race and policing across the U.S.
On July 17, 2014, New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, attempted to arrest Eric Garner, an unarmed black man on Staten Island who the officer believed was selling untaxed cigarettes. Mr. Garner died after an altercation with the officer,...
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