Eric Garner: civil rights probe launched into chokehold killing

Protests erupt after grand jury fails to indict white police officer who killed unarmed man in chokehold

Memorial of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in New York City
(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty)

The US Department of Justice is to launch a civil rights investigation into the killing of Eric Garner by a New York police officer after a grand jury failed to indict him, sparking protests across the city.

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