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Erica Garner

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jan 27, 2016

Victim Details

Erica Garner

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2016-01-27

42

Erica

Garner

07/17/2026

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Erica Garner, a 27-year-old African American woman, died on December 30, 2017, in a Brooklyn hospital. Her death was not the result of a violent act, and consequently, there were no arrests or suspects. Instead, her passing was attributed to a heart attack, the tragic culmination of a life marked by personal grief and relentless activism.

The narrative of Erica's final years is deeply intertwined with the death of her father, Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after being placed in a chokehold ...
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  • WXYZ: Second person arrested in murder of mom in Detroit
  • MLive.com: Mom shot in head while picking son up from basketball practice
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about Erica Garner’s case and, in particular, how it speaks volumes abo... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking about Erica Garner, and my heart really goes out to her son and family. The traum... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact these kind of cases have on the kids involved? I mean... ...Read More
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