choke hold

Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, said her first words after hearing his death had been ruled a homicide were, "Thank you, Jesus."

The report says Garner died from "compression of neck (choke hold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police."

Previously, Pantaleo subjected two men to "a humiliating and unlawful strip search" on a Staten Island street, where they were forced to "pull their pants and underwear down, squat and cough."

The Civilian Complaint Review Board announced a study examining over 1,000 choke hold complaints against police officers.