New York Will Pay Eric Garner Family $5.9 Million To Avoid Lawsuit

New York Will Pay Eric Garner Family $5.9 Million To Avoid Lawsuit

By Hansi Lo Wang

The settlement with Garner’s family won’t require the city to admit liability for his death. The unarmed black man died after police placed him in a chokehold last year.

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