by Violet Ikonomova Before he was killed by police, Hakim Littleton was trying to get out of Detroit. The plan, according to those close to him, went like this: When he wrapped up a probation sentence for a crime committed as a juvenile, he and his girlfriend would head for Arizona, where they would marry and start anew.
Hakim Littleton and Malica White planned to move west and start a family.
(Photo: Malica White) Littleton, 20, and Malica White, 18, had been together for two years since meeting at her neighborhood liquor store in Oak Park Malica stopping in to buy snacks and Littleton ringing her up at the register. They were in love, White’s mother said, and would pass hours together on the couch, limbs entwined. He’d all but moved into the family’s home, where he was a father figure of sorts, helping care for Malica’s special-needs siblings and picking up around the house. Despite being drawn to life on the streets, Littleton see