Friday, June 5, 2026

Fred McDonald Shot in Escape Attempt, Dies at Hospital, June 6, 1926

Negro Convict Who Tried to Escape, Dies

High Point, N.C., June 5—Fred McDonald, negro convict, shot Tuesday morning by a guard as he was trying to escape from the truck in which he was riding with other convicts, died at a local hospital this morning. Buck shot went entirely through the upper part of his body.

From page 2 of The Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, June 6, 1926

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