Black Student Found Hanging From Tree at Delta State University; Police Report No Evidence of Foul Play

Police Say No Foul Play After Black Mississippi Student Found Hanging From Tree

A Black college student who was found hanging from a tree on his school’s campus in Mississippi was not the victim of foul play law enforcement officials said, countering online speculation that he was the victim of a lynching. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old from Grenada, Mississippi, was discovered at Delta State University the morning of Sept. 15. Reed had only attended classes at… Source

Authorities: There are videos of incident at Delta State

On Monday, the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, a Black student at Delta State,was found hangingfrom a tree on the university’s campus.

Family of Black student found hanging from a tree in Mississippi seeks independent autopsy

(The Hill) -- The family of a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, is requesting an independent autopsy to identify the true cause of death. Demartravion "Trey" Reed’s lifeless body was found at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, campus police said. Investigators said there was no evidence of foul play. De'Martravion "Trey” Reed (Photo submitted by his mother) "We will seek answers independently from Del…

Ben Crump to represent Trey Reed’s family in the investigation of his death at Delta State University

“We cannot accept vague conclusions,” Ben Crump said of Trey Reed's case, whose body was found hanging at Delta State University.

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.

'NO Evidence of Foul Play' Means Ben Crump Shows Up Anyway

A tragic incident at Delta State University raises questions amidst claims of foul play.