{"id":26916,"date":"2015-01-20T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T18:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=26916"},"modified":"2015-01-20T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T01:10:53","slug":"eric-garner-memorial-burned-by-accidental-fire-daughter-claims-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/eric-garner-memorial-burned-by-accidental-fire-daughter-claims-intentional\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Garner Memorial Destroyed On MLK Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fire burned part of the Eric Garner memorial on Staten Island Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cCandles under plexiglass caused the fire and damaged the memorial,\u201d a police source told NY Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The memorial marking the spot where Eric Garner died while in an NYPD officer’s choke hold caught fire on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the cause of the fire will be investigated is not known.<\/p>\n

Daughter Erica Garner wrote on Twitter that she believed the memorial was intentionally burned down.<\/p>\n

lord forgive these evil ppl who burned down POPS memorial this is really sick my struggle still cont.#anonymouopfurguson<\/a> #OpICantBreathe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) January 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n