Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 22, 1900 · Cobb County, Georgia

A Black man was held in the jail at Marietta, Georgia. Early on March 22, 1900, a mob broke down the jail doors and took him from custody. The mob shot him, and he died of his wounds.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report