Died in jail or a lockup
Caesar Sheffield
Caesar Sheffield, a Black man, was held at the Lake Park Jail in Georgia when, on April 16, 1915, a mob forced the jail door, took him out late at night and shot him to death, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report. His bullet-riddled body was found the next day in a field near the prison. The report says no one was present when the door was forced, and no arrests had been made when it was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.