Died in custody
Aaron McCoy
Aaron McCoy, a Black man, was held in the custody of a deputy sheriff at Black Bayou, Mississippi, handcuffed to another prisoner. A news dispatch reported that on December 20, 1909, he was shot to death by a citizen during an incident in which the deputy was also killed. The report appeared in the Daily Kennebec Journal on December 21, 1909.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news dispatch says a citizen shot McCoy during the Black Bayou incident in which the deputy guarding him was also killed.
Reported by: news dispatch.