11 Facts About Erica Garner

Erica Garner-Snipes was an American activist who advocated for police reform, particularly in the use of force during arrests.

Erica Garner, born on May 29,1990, at Woodhull Hospital, was the daughter of Esaw Garner Snipes and Eric Garner, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

Erica Garner was the oldest of four children born to Eric and Esaw.

When Erica Garner was fourteen, her turbulent relationship with her mother deteriorated to the point that Esaw voluntarily placed her into foster care.

Erica Garner was placed with the Goode family in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Erica Garner became involved in activism in 2014 after her father died during the NYPD's attempt to arrest him for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, and she remained a critic of the NYPD up to her death.

Erica Garner stated that she believed her father's death had more to do with police misconduct than race, and in 2017, she rejected a meeting with the United States Justice Department to discuss the circumstances surrounding her father's death.

Erica Garner was left with "major brain damage", leading to her death on December 30,2017.

Erica Garner died at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn surrounded by her family and foster family.

The New York Civil Liberties Union issued a statement saying that Erica Garner "showed incredible courage and remarkable resolve" and "bravely transformed her unspeakable personal pain in[to] political power as she became a leader in the fight for police reform".

Tweets were subsequently posted from Garner's official Twitter account demanding that de Blasio "explain how she died with no justice" and requesting that "out of respect to Erica please do not request comment if the journalist is not Black".