![Mourners gather at the funeral service for Eric Garner at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York, July 23, 2014. [Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/452576588_10-680x433.jpg?resize=680%2C433)
Mourners gather at the funeral service for Eric Garner at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York, July 23, 2014. [Reuters]
“The death of a 43-year-old New York City man who was placed in a chokehold by police officers has been ruled a homicide, according to the New York City medical examiner.”
Eric Ganer was killed by “compression of neck (choke hold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police,” said a spokesperson for the office.
[LA Times]