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NEW YORK- NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced today that Daniel Pantaleo has been fired from the department for placing Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold in 2014.
The NYCLU issued the following statement from Executive Director Donna Lieberman in response:
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The judge presiding over the disciplinary trial of Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner, recommended today that the officer be fired for his role in Garner’s death.
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Today the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will not bring criminal charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold.
The following statement is attributable to NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman:
