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New York City Medical Examiner's Office declared Garner's death the result of compression of the neck, compression to the body, and prone positioning; along with asthma, heart disease and obesity as contributing factors.
On August 1, the New York City Medical Examiner's spokesperson, Julie Bolcer, announced that Garner's death has been ruled a homicide.
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"Choke hold use is against NYPD policy. Coroner ruled death was a homicide. Garner was suspected of selling cigarettes, but none were found on him. Everything was caught on video. No indictment."
- reddit user Burnt-wick
"choke hold - | noun |
: A method of holding someone by putting your arm around the person's neck with enough pressure to make breathing difficult or impossible"
- merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chokehold