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What We Know About the Death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
Police are awaiting an autopsy as the cause and manner of death remain unknown, and family members reject suicide claims.
- On August 3, 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned Jackson, Mississippi home; the Hinds County Coroner's Office confirmed her identity.
- Fortune's mother, Christy Spivey, told ABC News on Sunday that she last saw her daughter on July 26 in good spirits and firmly denies suicide, stating, "She did not do this to herself."
- Terence Anderson, a person of interest, is in custody on unrelated weapons charges; his brother, Tony Anderson, defended him to NBC News, noting they share a 5-year-old son.
- Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes wrote to U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger requesting federal assistance, stating in his letter that the city is in "dire need of assistance" regarding the investigation.
- The Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine cause of death, while police urge anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
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What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
The hanging death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi has left her family and community shaken. The 29-year-old Black woman’s body was found outside an abandoned house on Aug. 3.
·New York, United States
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