Garner , 43 , was pronounced dead that day . NEW : ` ` make a killing , but make it in peace , '' says Eric Garner 's mother . Thousands gather across New York , other major cities . Garner , an unarmed black man , died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold . A grand jury decided not to indict the officer ; Governor Holder announces an investigation .
NEW : ` ` make a killing , but make it in peace , '' says Eric Garner 's mother . Thousands gather across New York , other major cities . Garner , an unarmed black man , died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold . A grand jury decided not to indict the officer ; Governor Holder announces an investigation .