The mother and widow of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold by a New York City police officer, on Sunday condemned the shooting of two officers in Brooklyn.
“We are going in peace, and anyone who is standing with us, we want you to not use Eric Garner’s name for violence because we are not about that,” Garner’s mother Gwen Carr said at a press conference with Al Sharpton. “These two (NYPD) police officers lost their lives senselessly. Our condolences to the families — and we stand with the families.”
Garner’s widow, Esaw Garner, also asked protesters not to resort to violence.
“Please protest in non-violent ways. My husband was not a violent man, so we don’t want any violence connected to his name,” she said.
Watch the press conference via the Associated Press. Garner’s family begins speaking at the 2:02 mark: