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Calls grow for transparency as Trey Reed’s second autopsy results remain unreleased three months after Colin Kaepernick funded an independent review.
- On December 4, Sophia Reed said she had not been told the second autopsy results, and Delta State University told WLBT on December 5 it had no information about the findings.
- After Reed's death was ruled a suicide, the family of Trey Reed requested a second autopsy seeking an independent review amid online rumors alleging broken bones.
- Bolivar County Coroner Randolph Seals said Reed showed no injuries consistent with assault, Delta State's Director of Public Safety confirmed video footage exists, and WLBT has repeatedly called Dr. Matthias I. Okoye's office.
- Congressman Bennie Thompson called on the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate Reed's `suspicious death`, while Ben Crump, civil rights attorney for the Reed family, vowed to `uncover the truth about what happened`.
- Kaepernick's involvement amplified calls for answers as Colin Kaepernick, former NFL player, and Know Your Rights Camp pledged funding for a second autopsy in December.
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Silence persists around Trey Reed’s second autopsy
Silence persists around Trey Reed’s second autopsy JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Three months ago, former NFL player Colin Kaepernick announced that he would fund a second, independent autopsy of Trey Reed, a Black student at Delta State University who was found hanging from a tree on the college’s campus. Even after his death was ruled a suicide, Reed’s family requested that a second autopsy be performed. This due, in part, to initial online rumors t…
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