U.S. Plans Probe of New York Police Chokehold Death
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The U.S. Justice Department will conduct a civil-rights investigation into the death of a black Staten Island man after a state grand jury cleared the white New York City police officer who held him in a chokehold.
Eric Garner’s July 17 altercation with police who stopped the 43-year-old on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes was recorded on video by a bystander. The images provoked outrage and calls for Officer Daniel Pantaleo to be charged.