Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Gann, a Black man, was being held in a jail, known in the report as a calaboose, in a Virginia town. On the afternoon of June 5, 1902, a crowd of armed men took Gann from the jail and shot them, according to the Paducah Sun, which published the account the next day. The report does not record whether jail staff resisted the crowd, gave up keys, or handed Gann over. Gann's death was classed as a homicide carried out by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.