A federal grand jury in New York has begun hearing evidence in the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man whose chokehold death at the hands of a white police officer sparked widespread protests, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation of Garner’s death in December 2014, after a grand jury in the borough of Staten Island declined to bring criminal charges against the officer, Daniel Pantaleo. Continue reading “Federal grand jury hearing evidence in NYC police killing of Eric Garner: source”
