Five legal observers with the National Lawyers Guild are plaintiffs in a complaint filed this month and amended Monday against the city of Detroit and the police department for injuries incurred during summer protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.
The complaint alleges that the observers were subjected to wrongful force from police, including the deployment of tear gas and batons, while attending protests in Detroit throughout the summer. Observers serve as neutral watchers who ensure activists are fulfilled in exercising their First Amendment right. Without any lawful justification or excuse, my clients were viciously attacked by Detroit police officers for no other reason than them being legal observers, said David Robinson, one of the attorneys from the guild representing the plaintiffs.
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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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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