 Such black deaths were corroborated when the families, of four of the black men who were killed, sought to bring lawsuits against the city for their deaths, but were denied the right to file.All five of the white men who were killed – Louis Johnston (shot by mob), Earl Nelson (stabbed by militia bayonet), James W. Scott (killed by ricochet bullet), John Caldwell (shot by militia), Louis Hanen (shot by militia) – died at the hands of other white mob members, or by the hands of the white state militia.In addition, at least one black infant died from exposure, after her family was made refugees and no neighboring community would allow them in.