Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person held in the jail at Aiken, South Carolina, was taken from the jail in October 1926 by a white mob that stormed the building and killed them. The mob broke in to seize the person held there, and the death is recorded as a homicide carried out by the mob. An editorial reported that South Carolina newspapers condemned the killing and demanded that the state proceed against members of the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A white mob stormed the Aiken, South Carolina jail, took a prisoner out and killed them; South Carolina newspapers condemned the killings and demanded state action against the mob members.
Reported by: news reports.