Erica Garner, who became an activist for
police reform after her father's words of "I can't breathe" were used as
a rallying cry for a movement, died Saturday after being in a coma for
several days, according to a statement posted to her official Twitter
account. She was 27.
Garner, the oldest daughter of Eric Garner,
had been hospitalized at a Brooklyn, New York, hospital since going into
cardiac arrest a week prior, her family said.
Her mother, Esaw Snipes-Garner, told the New York Daily News
that the medical emergency was triggered by an asthma attack. Garner
had suffered an earlier heart attack after giving birth to her son in
August, Snipes-Garner said. Her heart was later found to be enlarged.
"Erica the world loves you. I love you. I am
glad you came into our lives," the family said in a tweet. "May you find
the peace in the next life that you deserved while you were here."
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On December 9, 2014, The G-Man Interviews met with Ms. Gwen Carr, Erica Garner, and Lisha Flagg Garner, the mother, daughter and sister of the man who’s become a national symbol in the battle for police department reform and justice. His cousins, Bishop Kareem Evans, Desire McCoy and Benjamin Lawton, were also interviewed.
The family discussed the grand jury verdict, comments made by high-profile officials that they view as disrespectful and offensive, and the national and global support they’ve received prior to and after the controversial grand jury decision was announced.
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