NYPD Fires Officer Daniel Pantaleo For Chokehold In Eric Garner's Death

Officer Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer who used a chokehold on Eric Garner in an encounter that ended with Garner’s death, has been fired, New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced Monday. The decision came about two weeks after a police judge recommended that Pantaleo be terminated over his use of the chokehold, a move that is prohibited under NYPD rules.