Watch live: NYPD announces firing of Daniel Pantaleo, officer at center of the death of Eric Garner
Published Date: 8/19/2019
Source: Washington Post
Daniel Pantaleo was fired by the NYPD after a five-year fight over whether he used a chokehold on Eric Garner before his death in 2014. Eric Garner's dying words "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry for the national movement to change how police treat minorities. An NYPD disciplinary judge recommended earlier this month that Pantaleo be fired. Read more: https://wapo.st/2ZnD0C1. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/