Delta State Student Found Hanging as Family Seeks Independent Probe and Officials Report No Foul Play
- On September 15, 2025, 21-year-old Delta State University student Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found dead, hanging from a tree on the Cleveland, Mississippi campus.
- Authorities initially ruled Reed's death a suicide, but conflicting reports about where and how it happened prompted the family and community to demand more transparency and answers.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, retained by Reed's family, called for an independent investigation and pledged to lead a team of advocates pursuing full transparency and truth.
- Delta State Police Chief Michael Peeler confirmed investigators hold video evidence related to the case but did not detail its contents, while the FBI stated readiness to investigate federal violations if needed.
- The incident triggered national attention, increased campus security, and ongoing investigations amid public skepticism and calls for accountability in the historically racialized region.
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Death of Black Delta State student found hanging from tree ruled a suicide: medical examiner
If you or anyone you know is in need of help, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by texting or calling 988, or by visiting the official website. CLEVELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – De’Martravion “Trey” Reed, the Black student whose body was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University in Mississippi, died by suicide, according to autopsy findings released Thursday. Police said final toxicology results are pending and may take two to fou…
Autopsy rules death of Black man found hanging from tree in Mississippi as suicide, police say
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The death of a Black college student whose body was found hanging from a tree on a university campus in Mississippi this week was ruled a suicide after an autopsy, police said in a statement on Thursday. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, was found dead early on Monday near the pickleball courts on Delta State University’s campus in Cleveland, Mississippi, according to officials. Civil rights advocates had call…
Autopsy Finds Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State Was a Suicide
Delta State University student Trey Reed’s death was a suicide, Cleveland Chief of Police Travis Tribble said on Thursday afternoon while announcing the results of the autopsy on the 21-year-old student who was found hanging in a tree in the middle of campus. The post Autopsy Finds Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State Was a Suicide appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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