In the early morning hours of June 18, 2017, a night that began with the promise of weekend leisure ended in tragedy for Arikan Darden, a 29-year-old Black / African American man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The vibrant energy of the Reserve Lounge nightclub on Arch Street gave way to a scene of violence that would forever alter the lives of those who knew and loved him.
An argument, its origins unclear, sparked within the club's walls around 2:30 a.m. and spilled out into the street,
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