Family of man killed by NYPD chokehold talks to feds
The family of an unarmed black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer met with a U.S. prosecutor on Thursday to again demand a federal probe.
The wife and mother of Eric Garner emerged from the 25-minute closed-door meeting with U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch in Brooklyn. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who attended the meeting, said Lynch assured the family that her office was monitoring a pending state investigation.
Sharpton also said he expects at least 3,000 people to turn out Saturday for a march on Staten Island — by far the largest demonstration since Garner’s death there on July 17. He said organizers are working with police officials to keep the rally peaceful.
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