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Medical examiner: Police chokehold caused death of Staten Island man Eric Garner

(AP) A chokehold used by a white police officer on a black New York City man during his arrest for selling untaxed, loose cigarettes last month caused his death, the medical examiner announced Friday,

News 12 Staff

Aug 1, 2014, 8:17 PM

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