A day after reaching a $5.9-million settlement with the city of New York, Eric Garner's family told reporters Tuesday that protests would continue over his death during an encounter with police a year ago.
"Don't congratulate us. This is not a victory. Victory will come when we get justice," Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, said at a news conference with Garner's widow, daughters and the Rev. Al Sharpton. "Now, we still need you all to stand with us.”
Garner's family again asked for federal investigators to intervene after a local grand jury declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who wrestled Garner to the ground in an apparent chokehold July 17.