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Michael Darden Jr.

Case from Seattle, WA dated Jan 16, 2022

Victim Details

Michael Darden Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Seattle

WA

2022-01-16

36

Michael

Darden Jr.

07/10/2026

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In the Central District of Seattle, on the evening of January 16, 2022, the life of 36-year-old Michael Darden Jr., a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. What began as a domestic dispute inside his apartment at 24th and Union escalated into a fatal act of violence. Present in the apartment at the time were Darden, his 14-year-old son, the boy's mother, and her current boyfriend, 28-year-old Deshaun Sanford.

The argument, initially between Sanford and his girlfriend, t ...
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  • Kent man charged with murdering a Seattle father in front of his son – The Seattle Times
  • Obituary for Michael E. Darden, Jr. | Serenity Seattle Funeral Home & Cremation
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