Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

West Virginia

A Black man was held in the jail at Bramwell, West Virginia, after a posse captured him nearby. About fifty men broke into the jail, took him from the building, and lynched him. His body was riddled with bullets.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report