
Eric Garner's family commemorates his death as judge allows litigation against police and city officials
CNN
Eric Garner's family gathered at an event Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of his death on the heels of a judge's decision to allow the family to question the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration in connection with Garner's death.
"Seven years ago today, my son was murdered," Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, said at the event on Staten Island.
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