US EditionBlack Student Found Hanging From Tree at Delta State University; Police Report No Evidence of Foul Play
- Police investigated the death of 21-year-old Demartravion Reed found hanging from a tree on Delta State University's campus in Mississippi on Monday.
- The discovery sparked online rumors evoking the region's history of racial violence, but authorities found no initial evidence of foul play or assault.
- Delta State and local officials, including the Bolivar County Coroner and campus police, confirmed no injuries consistent with assault and assured no ongoing threat exists.
- Delta State President Dan Ennis announced that the campus is reopening amid ongoing mourning, expressing deep sorrow and reaffirming that the university remains a safe environment.
- The investigation continues with help from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, while mental health resources like the 988 Lifeline were promoted following the tragedy.
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A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there’s no sign of foul play
Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state’s history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime.
Black student found hanging from tree on Mississippi college campus
JACKSON, Miss. — Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state’s history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime.
Black Mississippi College Student Found Hanging in Tree
GRENADA, Miss.—The family of Demartravion “Trey” Reed is seeking an independent autopsy following the Delta State University student’s death on Monday, when his body was found hanging in a tree on campus. At a press event at Living Faith Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ in Grenada late Tuesday afternoon, Vanessa J. Jones of the Jones Law Firm, who is representing the Reed family, told the media that the family is still waiting for answers.…
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