Erica Garner dies one week after suffering heart attack

Published December 30, 2017 2:55pm ET



Erica Garner, a rising civil rights activist, died in New York City on Saturday, one week after suffering a heart attack, according to local reports.

The 27-year-old daughter of Eric Garner, the black man who died in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by New York City police, had been in a coma since last weekend and had reportedly suffered brain damage due to lack of oxygen.

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