Protests Erupt After Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision

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Protests broke out in several cities following the decision by a grand jury on Wednesday to not indict a New York police officer for the death of Eric Garner.

Image: Protesters shout at Times Square after it was announced that the New York City police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner is not being indicted,

Protesters shout at Times Square after it was announced that the New York City police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner is not being indicted, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in New York. A grand jury cleared the white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of Garner, an unarmed black man, who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, a lawyer for the victim's family said. A video shot by an onlooker and widely viewed on the Internet showed the 43-year-old Garner telling a group of police officers to leave him alone as they tried to arrest him. The city medical examiner ruled Garner's death a homicide and found that a chokehold contributed to it. Julio Cortez / AP

Dec. 3, 2014, 7:48 PM EST / Updated Dec. 3, 2014, 7:48 PM EST

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