NEW YORK: The family of a black father of six who died after being held in an illegal police chokehold urged the federal government to take up the case Tuesday, after reaching a $5.9 million settlement.

Eric Garner's death in July 2014 was the first in a year of high-profile, racially-charged incidents in which white officers have been accused of using unreasonable force or being too quick to fire at black suspects.

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