UPDATE: No Indictment for NYPD Officer in the Death of Eric Garner - Officials Respond

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, it was learned that Daniel Pantaleo (pahn-tuh-LAY'-oh) would not be indicted for the chokehold death of Eric Garner who was stopped on suspicion of selling loose cigarettes. The chokehold is a tactic banned by NYPD, the medical examiner of Eric Garner found that the chokehold contributed to the death.

The son of Eric Garner, the man who died after being placed in a chokehold by an NYPD officer in July, said there’s going to be no riots in New York City. Al Smoot marches during a rally on Staten Island, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 2014 following the death of Eric Garner as a result of an apparent chokehold by an NYPD officer. The NYPD is preparing for potential protests ahead of a Staten Island grand jury decision whether to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. Yana Paskova/Getty Images