In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, a dispute that began over a game of pool inside the Stardust Lounge in Inkster, Michigan, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 26-year-old Joseph Franklin. Franklin, a Black male from Dearborn Heights and a father of three, had been at the nightclub with his mother. An altercation broke out between Franklin and another man, later identified as his own cousin, 28-year-old Rashard Bell of Ypsilanti.
Following the initial physical con
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