Died in jail or a lockup

Watson Loomis

died December 1914 · Shreveport City Jail, Shreveport, Louisiana

Watson Loomis, a Black man, was held at the parish jail in Shreveport, Louisiana, in December 1914. A mob broke into the jail shortly before midnight, seized him and put him in an automobile. They drove him about 18 miles to Sylvester, Louisiana, where they lynched him.

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

Reported by: news reporting of the mob seizure from the Shreveport parish jail (reporters).

Source

The Milwaukee Leader, December 12, 1914, page 2 The Milwaukee Leader, December 12, 1914

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