Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

A Black woman was turned over to a constable to be taken to jail after an inquest. A crowd of friends and neighbors of a man who had been killed stopped the constable at the Winterscat bridge and took her from him. The crowd killed her there around midnight.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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