NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's chokehold death should be fired, judge recommends

A New York administrative judge recommended that Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer at the center of Eric Garner's July 2014 death case, should be fired from the department, sources said Friday.

Now it is up to the city's police commissioner whether Pantaleo will keep his job, a decision the department said will come this month..

The NYPD announced that the officer has been suspended effective Friday in keeping with longstanding practice when there is a recommendation for firing.