Hakim Littleton s family, group demand credible probe of police shooting
The family of a man shot to death by Detroit Police is calling for a credible investigation into the incident ahead of Wednesday s announcement of a charging decision in the case.
Detroit Will Breathe and the family of Hakim Littleton issued the demand in a statement just hours before Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is scheduled to release her decision on whether criminal charges will be handed down in the shooting of Littleton last July.
Shortly after the shooting, police released video footage showing Littleton, 20, pointing and firing a gun at officers, but the group disputes the department s account of the incident.
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Detroit police investigate dead body on Drexel, FCA union workers get $8K bonus, the latest Covid restrictions
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Police were seen on Drexel Street last night and early this morning.
The Wayne County Medical Examiner s Office is still working to confirm the identity of the individual that was found.
The body s discovery in the 5500 block of Drexel is near where a woman was reported missing last February.
Detroit police investigating dead body found on city’s east side
Police are working to identify a body found on the 5500 block of Drexel after it was discovered around 6 p.m. last night. The body was discovered in the same area a woman went missing last February.
Man, 29, charged in slaying outside Highland Park party store
Highland Park A 29-year-old man faces a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying Sunday night of a longtime acquaintance outside a liquor store, police said.
The fatal shooting took place about 8 p.m. Sunday outside Bargain Basket liquor store on the 13800 block of Hamilton, police said. That s north of Davison.
Police say the suspect, Deneko Childs Jr., 29, and the victim, Brian Chapman, 36, are longtime acquaintances.
Based on surveillance footage at the store, they appeared to be getting along, police said. They were laughing and high-fiving inside the store. Police believe the victim was intoxicated.