Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
This person was one of six Black people taken from a jail in Lake City, Florida, and killed by a mob in May 1911, according to a Savannah Tribune editorial published May 27, 1911. The editorial describes the killings as happening the week before publication. Their name, age, and other personal details are not recorded in the account. The jail is named as the place the mob took them from, and the mob is described as having killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.