Died in custody
John Chandler
John Chandler, a Black man, was shot to death on a street in Bessemer, Alabama, by a group of men while officers were holding him. The Van Buren Press reported that he was waiting for a streetcar to take him to the jail in Birmingham when the men shot him. A detective was wounded by a stray bullet during the shooting.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says a group of men shot Chandler on a Bessemer street while officers held him on the way to jail.
Reported by: newspaper account.