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PHOTO: Erica Garner, (R), campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders during a campaign event at University of South Carolina, Feb. 16, 2016 in Columbia, S.C.
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Erica the world loves you. I love you. I am glad you came into our lives. May you find the peace in the next life that you deserved while you were here. I will always love you my sister. love you

— officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) December 30, 2017

Garner, 27, had been hospitalized following a heart attack on Dec. 24.

She \"suffered major brain damage from a lack of oxygen while in cardiac arrest,\" a family member wrote on Erica Garner's verified Twitter page on Wednesday. \"Please continue to pray hard for Erica and pray for her family and kids just as much.\"

Erica Garner became an activist after the death of her father, Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York, in 2014. The elder Garner, 43, died after being put in a chokehold by New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo. Eric Garner had argued with officers upon being approached for suspicion of selling loose cigarettes.

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PHOTO: Erica Garner attends a press conference held with her family members and the Reverend Al Sharpton on July 14, 2015 in New York City.
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Chokeholds are prohibited by the NYPD, and a ruling by the New York City medical examiner found Eric Garner died due to \"compression of neck (choke hold).\" A grand jury in December 2014 decided not to press charges against Pantaleo. The city later settled with Garner's family for $5.9 million, WABC reported.

Her father's final words, \"I can't breathe,\" were captured on cellphone video and became a rallying cry for protesters against police brutality.

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PHOTO: Erica Garner leads a march of people protesting the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the choke-hold death of her father Eric Garner in July, on Dec. 11, 2014.
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Erica Garner became an outspoken activist. She also appeared in a campaign commercial for Sen. Bernie Sanders during his run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.

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PHOTO: Erica Garner leads a march of people protesting the Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer involved in the choke-hold death of her father Eric Garner in July, on Dec. 11, 2014.
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