NEW : `` Make a statement , but make it in peace , '' says Eric Garner 's mother . The New York City Police Department prohibits chokeholds . " 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 ; AG Holder announces an investigation .
NEW : `` Make a statement , but make it in peace , '' says Eric Garner 's mother . " 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 ; AG Holder announces an investigation .