Died in jail or a lockup
Dave Hurst
Dave Hurst, a Black man, was held in the Wise County jail in Virginia. On November 20, 1920, a mob took him from the jail to a site nearby and killed him by shooting him many times. The Alexandria Gazette reported in December 1922 that Shayler Tate was later convicted of taking part in the lynching and sent to the Virginia Penitentiary, and that more than forty other men were acquitted.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.