Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Hancock County Jail, Hancock County, Illinois

A Black man held in custody at Adrian, Hancock County, Illinois, was taken from officers by a mob. The mob shot him three times. Officers then recovered him and took him to the Carthage jail, where he arrived dying.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report