Died in jail or a lockup
Clarence Demon
Clarence Demon was held in the Aiken jail in South Carolina when a mob took them from the jail in October 1926 and shot them dead just beyond the city limits. Two other Black people were taken from the jail and killed the same way. Police said the mob apparently killed the three as they ran, since each had been shot after starting in a different direction.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Police said a mob took Clarence Demon from the Aiken jail and shot him just beyond the city limits.
Reported by: police. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.