Eric Garner family, Daniel Pantaleo vow to fight as NYPD fires officer
The family of Eric Garner and the New York City police officer fired for placing him in a chokehold are both vowing their fights for justice are far from over.
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill announced Monday that officer Daniel Pantaleo would be dismissed five years after the incident that led to Garner's death.
Garner, who was black, died after being placed in the banned chokehold by Pantaleo, who is white, outside a Staten Island convenience store. Garner repeatedly shouted "I can't breathe," which later became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Garner's children, Emerald Snipes Garner and Eric Garner Jr., praised the decision to fire Pantaleo but said more needs to be done to hold other officers accountable in the case and improve policing practices.
“I should not be here standing with my brother, fatherless,” Snipes Garner said. She thanked O'Neill for "doing the right thing" but said Pantaleo should have been fired five years ago.
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