The New York City Medical Examiner has determined that Eric Garner's death as he was arrested by cops on Staten Island was a homicide by chokehold.
Garner, 43, died while being busted for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes on Staten Island on July 17. Video obtained by the Daily News Officer Daniel Pantaleo, which showed him putting Garner in a chokehold, sparked outrage.
A spokeswoman for the medical examiner said Friday that Garner died from compression of the neck, which the office labeled a chokehold, and compression of the chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by cops.
Eric Garner died in Staten Island on July 17 after police placed him in a chokehold. His death was ruled a homicide Friday.
The autopsy identified Garner's asthma, obesity and hypertension as contributing factors in his death.
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