On July 17 , 2014 , Eric Garner died Death in the New York City borough of Staten Island after Daniel Pantaleo , a New York City Police Department ( NYPD ) officer , put him in a chokehold while arresting Arrest him .

NYPD officers approached Arriving Garner on July 17 on suspicion of selling Commerce_sell single cigarettes from packs without tax stamps .

After Garner told Telling the police that he was tired of being harassed Change_sentiment and that he was not selling Commerce_sell cigarettes , the officers attempted to arrest Arrest Garner .

After Garner told Telling the police that he was tired of being harassed Change_sentiment and that he was not selling Commerce_sell cigarettes , the officers attempted to arrest Arrest Garner .

When Officer Pantaleo placed Placing his hands on Garner , Garner refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to cooperate Collaboration and pulled Motion his arms away .

When Officer Pantaleo placed Placing his hands on Garner , Garner refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to cooperate Collaboration and pulled Motion his arms away .

Pantaleo then placed Placing his arm around Garner 's neck and wrestled Body_movement him to the ground .

With multiple officers restraining Hindering him , Garner repeated the words `` I ca n't breathe Breathing '' 11 times while lying Placing face down on the sidewalk .

After Garner lost Earnings_and_losses consciousness , officers turned Motion him onto his side to ease Cure his breathing Breathing .

Garner remained Temporary_stay lying Placing on the sidewalk for seven minutes while the officers waited Temporary_stay for an ambulance to arrive Arriving .

Garner was pronounced Statement dead Death at an area hospital approximately one hour later .

Officer Pantaleo was placed Placing on desk duty following Garner 's death Death .

The medical examiner ruled Legal_rulings Garner 's death Death a homicide .

Specifically , an autopsy indicated Statement that Garner 's death Death resulted Causation from `` [ compression ] of neck ( choke hold Defending ) , compression Motion of chest and prone positioning Placing during physical restraint by police '' .

By December 28 , 2014 , at least 50 demonstrations had been held Defending nationwide in response Response to the Garner case , while hundreds of demonstrations against general police brutality counted Garner as a focal point .

By December 28 , 2014 , at least 50 demonstrations had been held Defending nationwide in response Response to the Garner case , while hundreds of demonstrations against general police brutality counted Garner as a focal point .

On July 13 , 2015 , an out-of-court settlement was announced Expressing_publicly in which the City of New York would pay Commerce_pay the Garner family $ 5.9 million .

A New York Police Department disciplinary hearing regarding Pantaleo 's treatment of Garner was held in the summer of 2019 ; on August 2 , 2019 , an administrative judge recommended Convincing that Pantaleo 's employment be terminated Process_end .

Pantaleo was fired Process_end on August 19 , 2019 , five years after Garner 's death Death .

Six wickets from Joel Garner helped Assistance Somerset bowl Body_movement their opponents out for 224 with 3.3 overs remaining , earning Earnings_and_losses the county the first trophy in their 104-year history .