Eric Garner Protesters Have Taken Over A Macy's And H&M In New York
The demonstrators invaded the stores en masse, chanting slogans and waving placards.
A large number of protesters, angry over a grand jury's decision from Wednesday night not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner, entered two major retail stores in Midtown Manhattan Sunday night.
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The demonstrators burst into the Macy's store at 34th and Broadway, holding a sit-in or "die-in" to protest what they say is the unjust decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo over Garner's death.
NYC: #EricGarner/#Ferguson Protesters in Macy's Harold Square chant "shut it down." as the enter the store.
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NYC: #EricGarner/#Ferguson Protesters in Macy's Harold Square chant "shut it down." as the enter the store.
8:14 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Shopping center die-in (Macy's?) 7 mins silence #EricGarner #ShutItDown Rebelutionary_Z LIVE http://t.co/PfC1rdgj0j
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8:18 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
"The NYPD stole Christmas." Protest disrupts holiday shopping at Macy's. #ShutItDown #ICantBreathe #EricGarner #NYC
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"The NYPD stole Christmas." Protest disrupts holiday shopping at Macy's. #ShutItDown #ICantBreathe #EricGarner #NYC
8:23 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
They also occupied a nearby store belonging to the Swedish retailer H&M.
Now we enter H&M #EricGarner
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Now we enter H&M #EricGarner
8:22 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
They've moved to @hm #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #nyc
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They've moved to @hm #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #nyc
8:25 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Holding up Signs over mannequins inside H&M #EricGarner
Holding up Signs over mannequins inside H&M #EricGarner
3:29 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
No justice, no shopping: #EricGarner protest takes over 34th Street #H&M. #ShutItDown #ICantBreathe
No justice, no shopping: #EricGarner protest takes over 34th Street #H&M. #ShutItDown #ICantBreathe
8:26 PM - 07 Dec 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
We took H&M!! #shutitdown #macys #thisendstoday #ThisStopsToday #EricGarner #mikebrown
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We took H&M!! #shutitdown #macys #thisendstoday #ThisStopsToday #EricGarner #mikebrown
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The NYPD would not comment to BuzzFeed News on how long the protesters were in the stores or whether arrests had been made.
BuzzFeed News also contacted both stores, with one Macy's worker saying the protesters had since left the building.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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