Garner, who was being detained on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes on a sidewalk, repeatedly said “I can’t breathe” to officers holding him down and after Pantaleo pulled away from his neck. But Pantaleo was not engaged in the chokehold as Garner called out, Donoghue said, nor afterwards. “Five years ago, my son said ‘I can’t breathe’ 11 times. Today we can’t breathe. Meanwhile another officer pressed Garner’s head to the pavement, and he complained 11 times that he could not breathe.

Source: The Express Tribune July 17, 2019 07:41 UTC