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Federal Government Declines to Prosecute Eric Garner’s Murderer

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Jul 17, 2019

Rev. Sharpton and NAN senior staff join Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother following the news that they will not serve justice to her son killed 5 years ago at the hands of an NYPD officer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/nyregion/eric-garner-case-death-daniel-pantaleo.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-they-just-killed-my-son-again-20190717-vmjrnmhzdncefpffyy3xeau3wq-story.html

Rev. Sharpton speaks to the press following the announcement by William Barr that they will not pursue any charges in the death of Eric Garner.