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According to a lawyer representing the family, New York City reached a settlement on Monday with the family of Eric Garner, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his killing by the police last July on Staten Island. Wochit


FILE - In this July 22, 2014, file photo, a mourner places a candle at a memorial for Eric Garner, who died while being arrested by New York City police, in Staten Island. Nearly a year has passed since Garner had the encounter with police that led to his death. Since then, his family has become national advocates for police reform and the department is changing how it relates to the public it serves. (AP Photo/John Minchillo. File) ORG XMIT: NYRD202(Photo: John Minchillo, AP)



Nearly a year to the day after Staten Island police killed an unarmed father of six who was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, the City of New York said it had reached a settlement in the case.
The city on Monday agreed to pay the family of Eric Garner $5.9 million, said Scott Stringer, the city's comptroller.
On July 17, 2014, as officer Daniel Pantaleo held Garner in a chokehold and others wrestled him to the ground, Garner pleaded, "I can't breathe." The arrest was caught by a bystander shooting cell phone video, and Garner's death, along with that of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a few weeks later, generated months of protests against police overreach in encounters with African-American suspects.
A medical examiner ruled Garner's death a homicide, but a Staten Island grand jury last December declined to indict Pantaleo.
Several inquiries into Garner's death are still pending, including investigations by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and state health officials, who are looking into the actions of emergency medical responders who treated Garner, The New York Times reported.
Stringer, who has has made a point of resolving civil rights cases quickly to reduce legal fees, said the settlement "is in the best interests of all parties." While he noted that the city hasn't admitted liability in the case, he said the settlement "acknowledges the tragic nature of Mr. Garner's death."
Garner's family had sought $75 million in damages, and had rejected an earlier offer of $5 million last week, The New York Daily News reported. The city had until Friday, the first anniversary of Garner's death, to settle the case before the family filed a lawsuit.
Garner's family was expected to lead a rally on Saturday outside the Brooklyn offices of the U.S. attorney to call for a federal case to be brought against the officers involved. The Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network was expected to participate.
"This is not about people getting money," Sharpton told The Times on Monday. "This is about justice. We've got to restructure our police departments and how we deal with policing nationwide."
Letitia James, the city's public advocate, called the settlement an important first step in achieving justice for Garner's family. She said she hoped it would bring them "a level of closure." James said the city must honor Garner's memory "by ensuring a lasting legacy of reform that fixes a system that has been broken for far too long. We must continue to work together to improve technology and training within the NYPD, codify the powers of a special prosecutor, promote diversity in police leadership, and unseal the minutes from the Garner grand jury."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaking to reporters on Monday before the settlement was announced, said the anniversary of Garner's death was "on the mind of many New Yorkers." He noted that police were being retrained and that the city was moving forward on equipping officers with body cameras, among other measures.
"I think we've come a long way, even in the last year, in terms of bringing police and community together," he said.
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