Last summer Detroit police officers shot and killed Hakim Littleton. Now, investigators are releasing their findings.
Members of the Detroit Police Department encountered Littleton during a search for a person of interest related to a prior violent crime.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says Littleton shot at police before he was killed.
“The officers in this case acted with lawful self-defense, in self of others, and thus there will be no charges in this particular case,” Worthy said.
But those close with the 20-year-old Littleton dispute the prosecutor’s conclusions. Noloyiso Maat Bey is his aunt. She said law enforcement demonized her nephew from the start.
No charges in shooting death of Hakim Littleton, Prosecutor Kym Worthy says
By Jack Nissen
No charges after man killed by Detroit officers, prosecutor rules
Video released by the Wayne County Prosecutor shows Hakim Littleton pointing a gun at Detroit Police officers just moments before he was shot and killed by officers. On Wednesday, the Wayne County Prosecutor ruled no charges would be filed against the officers involved.
DETROIT - The Wayne County Prosecutor has declined to press charges in the shooting death of Hakim Littleton, who was struck four times during a shootout with Detroit police last summer.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the officers involved in the incident last July acted in lawful self-defense when they shot Littleton.
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Group plans to continue with its civil rights lawsuit, says one of the leaders of the activist organization.
A lawsuit filed by the City of Detroit against anti-police brutality protesters has been thrown out by a federal court judge.
The group Detroit Will Breathe filed suit against the City after several protesters were injured by police during a peaceful demonstration in late August. The City of Detroit countersued, claiming the group constituted a “civil conspiracy.”
Judge Laurie J. Michelson says the city failed to “state a claim for civil conspiracy,” according to the motion.
“There just wasn’t any evidence that we committed any crimes or that we did anything other than challenge the policies and practices of the Detroit Police Department.” Nakia Wallace, Detroit Will Breathe