An autopsy has confirmed that a Black student at Delta State University who was found hanging from a tree on campus died by suicide, police announced.
Sept. 19 An autopsy by the Mississippi state medical examiner’s office has confirmed that a Black student at Delta State University who was found hanging from a tree on campus died by suicide, police announced Thursday.
The autopsy findings were consistent with the initial investigation and preliminary examination by the local coroner’s office, according to the Cleveland, Miss., Police Department.
The body of Demartravion « Trey » Reed, 21, of Grenada, Miss., was found hanging from a tree on campus near the pickleball courts Monday morning.
« My condolences go out to the family of Trey Reed and all who knew and loved him. I also applaud the quick work of the Cleveland Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Delta State University to bring closure to his family, and I condemn the rumors circulating regarding his death », said Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell.
Police said the case remains an active investigation.
The way Reed died and the state’s history of racial violence has evoked suspicions and worry that extend from students and online commentators to more prominent voices.
