David Bunn
David Bunn, a Black man, died on October 11, 1921, about two miles east of Arlington, Texas, while officers were driving him by car from Dallas to Fort Worth. According to Sheriff Carl Smith and Deputy Tom Snow, in sworn statements and reports, Bunn pointed ahead and said there was a mob, then jumped from the car. The officers said they shot him almost at once as he ran. Their statements say his leap probably came from fear of mob violence.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Sheriff Carl Smith and Deputy Tom Snow say in their sworn statements and reports that officers shot him.
Reported by: Sheriff Carl Smith and Deputy Tom Snow (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.