Delta State Student Found Hanging as Family Seeks Independent Probe and Officials Report No Foul Play

What we know about the case of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on a Mississippi campus - The Boston Globe

Authorities have said there are no apparent signs of foul play in the death of Demartravion "Trey" Reed, but the investigation is ongoing.

A Question of Lynching in Mississippi

By April Ryan The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student at Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the campus. There are questions about whether it was foul play or suicide. The state’s report will be completed in 24 hours. However, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump confirms the parents of Reed will perform an independent autopsy in Mississippi after the current procedure is complete. It has yet to be dete…

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…

Investigations ongoing into deaths of 2 Mississippi men found dead, hanging. What we know

Trey Reed, 21, was found dead, hanging from a tree on Monday, Sept. 15. Cory Zukatis, 36, was also found hanged in Vicksburg. Here's what we know so far