Posted on 07/11/2020 3:51:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
As protesters took to the streets of Detroit Friday, the police chief released a video of the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by a police officer earlier that day, saying it shows the use of force was justified.
Police Chief James Craig released the police dash cam video seven hours after the shooting of Hakim Littleton, which had spurred angry demonstrations in the area almost immediately after.
Chaos broke out in the west-side neighborhood of San Juan near McNichols Road. More than 100 people began yelling at police and throwing bricks and bottles at them because of what they said was another case of police brutality against an innocent black man.
But the video clearly showed a male, apparently Littleton, pulling a gun out of his pocket, pointing it at the head of a police officer and opening fire, the Detroit Free Press reported.
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What was he thinking?
Apparently, that was a skill he never developed.
ive met chief Craig...he is simply outstanding. Wish hed run for office as a Republican....
HOORAY Detroit Police Chief James Craig. Thank you, sir.
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Leftist dont care about truth.
Time for them to be GONE from American Society.
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speculation..but being a gang banger/ drug dealer...i imagine can make you paranoid and quite possibly delusional? He probably thought he was going out in a blaze of glory?..so to speak.
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