Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In August 1906, a mob broke into the jail in Salisbury, North Carolina, took three people who were being held there, and lynched them. The three were Black. Their names are not given in the account. The account also does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed the three over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.