Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black person was held in the custody of officers in Lee County, Louisiana. According to The Freeman's report of October 24, 1891, the officers pursued them with bloodhounds and fired at them before overtaking them. The paper says a mob then took the person from the officers and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took the men from officers and killed them, according to the report, which does not say whether the officers resisted or handed them over.
Reported by: news reports.