Died in custody
Name not reported
Four Black people were being held by officers in Henry County, Alabama, near Gordon, in late July 1891, when a mob took them from the officers. The mob placed them on the bank of a river and shot them. One man escaped by feigning death. The body of one of the women was later recovered.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.