Grand jury won't indict NYPD officer in Eric Garner chokehold death

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A Staten Island grand jury has decided to not indict a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner, a lawyer for Garner's family said Wednesday.

Garner died in July after being placed in a chokehold by police.

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Jonathon Moore, an attorney for Garner's family, said Wednesday he was told there would be no indictment and said he was "astonished by the decision."

The Garner case stems from a July 17 confrontation between Officer Daniel Pantaleo and other NYPD officers who stopped him on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. The video shot by an onlooker shows the 43-year-old Garner, who was black, telling the officers to leave him alone and refusing to be handcuffed. Read more...

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