Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Minor Long

died October 1903 · Francisville Jail, Francisville, Louisiana

Minor Long, a Black man, was held in the jail at Francisville, Louisiana, in October 1903. According to the Sharp County Record, a group took him from the jail and shot him to death, riddling him with bullets. Nothing in the account identifies who the group was.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report