Activist Erica Garner, the oldest child of cops chokehold victim Eric Garner , passed away Friday early morning , less than a week after suffering a cardiac arrest . She was 27.

Garner was an outspoken supporter for authorities responsibility, requiring justice and cops reform following the 2014 death of her daddy, whose passing away gasps of “ I can ’ t breathe ” as a New York City law enforcement officer limited him ended up being a rallying cry at Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

“ It is necessary for us to reveal the world we can stand together as one individuals, ” Garner composed in a 2015 post for HuffPost . “ It ’ s even more crucial for our youth to see us standing together and battling for exactly what is. It reveals them that they can press back versus a corrupt system without being a so-called ‘ hooligan. ’ … Justice indicates equity to us.”

Garner was hospitalized and put in a clinically caused coma over Christmas weekend after entering into heart attack. Her mom, Esaw Snipes, informed The New York Times that an asthma episode had actually set off the cardiac arrest .

Garner’ s dad had actually likewise experienced asthma. He was videotaped consistently stating “ I can ’ t breathe ” when officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in a chokehold while trying to detain him for supposedly offering unlawful cigarettes on Staten Island. Eric Garner, who was 43, was later on noticable dead at the health center.

A New York City medical inspector stated the cause of death was murder triggered by Pantaleo’ s “ compression ” of Garner ’ s chest. Pantaleo affirmed prior to a grand jury however was not arraigned .

According to New York Daily News, Erica Garner discovered she had heart issues about 4 months earlier when she suffered her very first cardiac arrest soon after the shipment of her child , whom she called after her daddy. Physicians stated her already-enlarged heart had actually been worried by the pregnancy.

On her site , Garner is referred to as an activist, author, mom and “ daddy ’ s woman. ”

Since her dad’ s death, Garner has actually spoken thoroughly about her battle versus authorities cruelty and institutionalized bigotry . She likewise campaigned for Democratic prospect Bernie Sanders throughout the 2016 election and challenged then-President Barack Obama on why law enforcement officers condemned of misbehavior were not dealing with penalty.

Garner is endured by her mom, partner and 2 children.