NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill announced Officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired, effective immediately, on Monday.
New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced on Monday that Officer Daniel Pantaleo was fired from the department effectively immediately over the death of Eric Garner. The decision came more than five years after Garner's death.
O'Neill reiterated his statement later in the press conference, saying that if he were still a police officer,"I would probably not be happy," about the decision. "In this case the unintended consequence of Mr. Garner's death must have a consequence of its own," O'Neill said."Therefore I agree with the deputy commissioner of trial's legal findings and recommendations. It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a New York City police officer."
Garner's death was captured on video, propelling a nationwide movement. His death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, and the doctor responsible for the autopsy said the chokehold Garner was put in started a"lethal cascade" that led to his death.People gather in front of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building during a protest on December 4, 2014, in New York. Protests began after a Grand Jury decided to not indict officer Daniel Pantaleo.
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