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 .

Two street vendors alerted Warning NYPD after they spotted Know smoke coming from a vehicle , and a car bomb was discovered Know .

The NYPD Firearms Discharge Review Board found Know the shooting Use_firearm to be within department guidelines .

In 2017 , an internal NYPD investigation explored Scrutiny whether Haste used Using `` poor tactics '' leading up to the shooting Use_firearm .

Haste ultimately resigned Change_of_leadership from the NYPD rather than allow Preventing_or_letting himself to be terminated Process_end .