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NYPD Sergeant Who Was At Scene Of Eric Garner's Death Will Lose 20 Vacation Days


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Zach Schonfeld

Published Aug 21, 2019

Modified Aug 21, 2019


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From left: Iris Baez, the mother of Anthony Baez, who was killed by a chokehold administered by an NYPD officer in 1994; Gwen Carr, Eric Garner's mother; and Loyda Colon, co-director of the Justice Committee, outside of police headquarters on Tuesday afternoon
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Published Aug 21, 2019

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