Died in jail or a lockup
Raymond Gunn
Raymond Gunn, a Black man, was held in the custody of the sheriff in Maryville, Missouri. On January 14, 1931, according to the Wrangell Sentinel, a mob of thousands took him from the sheriff. The mob marched him about a mile and a half to a school house, chained him to its roof and burned him alive.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Raymond Gunn from the sheriff in Maryville, Missouri, marched him to a school house, chained him to its roof and burned him alive.
Reported by: news reports.