15,000 expected at Staten Island rally for Eric Garner Today
STATEN ISLAND (PIX11) – Thousands of marches are expected to descend on Staten Island Saturday for a rally against police brutality in memory of a father who died after being put into an illegal chokehold by an NYPD officer.
Eric Garner, 43, died July 17 near Victory Boulevard and Bay Street while he was being arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes in front of a bodega.
Witness video shows a police officer put Garner in an apparent chokehold – a move that’s been prohibited for some 20 years – and Garner repeatedly telling officers he couldn’t breathe. Minutes later, he was dead.
On Saturday, some 15,000 supporters will march through Staten Island demanding further investigation into Garner’s death and an end to what they call violent and harassing tactics used by officers.
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