James Isom, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on March 11, 1997, in Detroit, Illinois. The incident occurred at a Comerica Bank branch where Isom was employed as a customer service representative. On that fateful day, a gunman named Allen Griffin Jr. entered the bank with a 12-gauge shotgun and began shooting indiscriminately. Isom was the first victim, shot dead by Griffin as he entered the bank.
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, but it is believed
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