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January 2, 2018

New York Anti-Police Brutality Activist Erica Garner Dies at 27
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And in New York City, anti-police brutality activist Erica Garner died
Saturday after she fell into a coma following an asthma-induced heart
attack. She was just 27 years old. Erica helped lead the struggle for
justice for her father, Eric Garner, who was killed when police officers
in Staten Island wrestled him to the ground, pinned him down and applied
a fatal chokehold in 2014. His final words were "I can't breathe," which
he repeated 11 times. In August, Erica Garner gave birth to her second
child, a boy named after her late father. Doctors say the pregnancy
strained her heart.


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