The grieving family of a man who died while being arrested for selling loose cigarettes prepared for his funeral Wednesday as officials investigated the cops who took him down. Eric Garner, 43, died Thursday as cops tried to cuff him for allegedly
News of the fatal police encounter that led to Eric Garner's death went viral with help of a video recording. That video was taken by Ramsey Orta, a Staten Island man and friend of Garner's. In a brand new interview, Orta says he and Garner were
As CBS 2's Lou Young reported, 43-year-old Eric Garner died last Thursday after an arrest in which he was put in a choke hold by an officer. Officials said Sunday that two EMTs and two paramedics were placed on “modified
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton has ordered a thorough review of the NYPD's training procedures in the aftermath of the death of Eric Garner, the man who was held in an apparent chokehold and died as police attempted to arrest him
It was a day many never imagined would come so soon. The day friends and family would gather at Bethel Baptist Church to their final goodbyes to Eric Garner. The viewing for Garner began at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn early Wednesday afternoon.