Executed
Alonzo Washington
Alonzo Washington, a 25-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair by the State of Florida on August 23, 1948, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the state's execution lists. He was held in state custody when he was executed. The department records the manner of death as homicide. Official records give his name, age, and the method of execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.