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Black student found hanging from tree at Delta State University​


The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was discovered on Monday morning, prompting the university to cancel classes and campus activities.


"... Despite online comments describing the death as a lynching–harking back to the U.S. South’s well-documented history of lynching Black Americans–police chief Peeler said the circumstances behind Reed’s hanging are still under investigation. The investigation is conducted by the Cleveland Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, and the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Office.

“As of this time, there’s no evidence of foul play,” Peeler said. “While there’s no evidence of foul play, the body has been retrieved by the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office.”

According to the Mississippi Free Press, Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark, who assisted a medical examination of Reed’s body, said there was no evidence of broken arms or legs. ..."

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Broken arms or legs seems like a high standard for determining possible foul play, but I guess we'll have to wait and see if this ends up being a likely suicide or something more nefarious.

EDIT: the specificity about broken arms or legs was in response to social media claims to that effect.
 
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nycfan said:

Black student found hanging from tree at Delta State University​


The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was discovered on Monday morning, prompting the university to cancel classes and campus activities.


"... Despite online comments describing the death as a lynching–harking back to the U.S. South’s well-documented history of lynching Black Americans–police chief Peeler said the circumstances behind Reed’s hanging are still under investigation. The investigation is conducted by the Cleveland Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, and the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Office.

“As of this time, there’s no evidence of foul play,” Peeler said. “While there’s no evidence of foul play, the body has been retrieved by the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office.”

According to the Mississippi Free Press, Bolivar County Deputy Coroner Murray Roark, who assisted a medical examination of Reed’s body, said there was no evidence of broken arms or legs. ..."

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Broken arms or legs seems like a high standard for determining possible foul play, but I guess we'll have to wait and see if this ends up being a likely suicide or something more nefarious.
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“… His family and the campus community deserve a full, independent investigation to uncover the truth about what happened.

We cannot accept vague conclusions when so many questions remain. I stand with this family, and I will lead a team of civil rights leaders and organizations in pursuing transparency and answers for Trey’s family. “

 
nycfan said:


“… His family and the campus community deserve a full, independent investigation to uncover the truth about what happened.

We cannot accept vague conclusions when so many questions remain. I stand with this family, and I will lead a team of civil rights leaders and organizations in pursuing transparency and answers for Trey’s family. “

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nycfan said:


“… His family and the campus community deserve a full, independent investigation to uncover the truth about what happened.

We cannot accept vague conclusions when so many questions remain. I stand with this family, and I will lead a team of civil rights leaders and organizations in pursuing transparency and answers for Trey’s family. “

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Thank goodness we have Ben Crump available once again to grift off of the death of a young black person.
 
ZZLPHeels said:
Thank goodness we have Ben Crump available once again to grift off of the death of a young black person.
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You just posted that the police told his family he was found dead in his dorm room, when in fact he was hanging from a tree -- and you're pointing the finger at the lawyer who wants answers? Seriously?

I don't know what it is with you and civil rights, but your attitude that the police can do no wrong is just mind-boggling. Like, it's impossible to take you seriously about anything, given that you think it's just peachy for cops to be covering up the fact that the body of a young black man in Mississippi was found hanging from a tree. Do you know anything about history, at all?
 
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You just posted that the police told his family he was found dead in his dorm room, when in fact he was hanging from a tree -- and you're pointing the finger at the lawyer who wants answers? Seriously?

I don't know what it is with you and civil rights, but your attitude that the police can do no wrong is just mind-boggling. Like, it's impossible to take you seriously about anything, given that you think it's just peachy for cops to be covering up the fact that the body of a young black man in Mississippi was found hanging from a tree. Do you know anything about history, at all?
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So you have evidence that the police, the university, and the medical examiner are all in cahoots covering up what appears to be a suicide? Crump has a track record of openly lying about cases in order to inflame the public and line his own pockets. I know this may surprise you, but black people commit suicide just like white people do. The fact that the officers notifying the family may have misspoken about where the body was found does not mean that there is a random mob of white people beating and lynching black people in the middle of HBCUs, Jussie.
 
ZZLPHeels said:
So you have evidence that the police, the university, and the medical examiner are all in cahoots covering up what appears to be a suicide? Crump has a track record of openly lying about cases in order to inflame the public and line his own pockets. I know this may surprise you, but black people commit suicide just like white people do. The fact that the officers notifying the family may have misspoken about where the body was found does not mean that there is a random mob of white people beating and lynching black people in the middle of HBCUs, Jussie.
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Who said that he was lynched? I don't know what happened. Neither does the family, which is why they hired an attorney. The fault here is entirely 100% on the cops or whoever else was involved in that fuckup. It is so characteristic of you to automatically blame the black lawyer and the family. If there weren't black people to blame, you'd have nobody to blame at all.

If you can't comprehend that a young black man hanging from a tree in Mississippi would raise alarm bells, then I don't even know what to say. Especially when the cops lied to them about where he was found. Ain't no "misspeaking." What, did they mean to say "hanging from a tree" and it just came out wrong as "in his dorm room in bed"?

And what makes you so confident that it was in fact a suicide? Suicide by hanging from a tree is not a common method of killing oneself.
 
superrific said:
Who said that he was lynched? I don't know what happened. Neither does the family, which is why they hired an attorney. The fault here is entirely 100% on the cops or whoever else was involved in that fuckup. It is so characteristic of you to automatically blame the black lawyer and the family. If there weren't black people to blame, you'd have nobody to blame at all.

If you can't comprehend that a young black man hanging from a tree in Mississippi would raise alarm bells, then I don't even know what to say. Especially when the cops lied to them about where he was found. Ain't no "misspeaking." What, did they mean to say "hanging from a tree" and it just came out wrong as "in his dorm room in bed"?

And what makes you so confident that it was in fact a suicide? Suicide by hanging from a tree is not a common method of killing oneself.
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You're right, super. No black people have ever committed suicide before. In fact, no black person has ever died of natural causes. It is perfectly reasonable for an attorney with a track record of lying to line his own pockets to come down and accuse authorities of wrongdoing with zero evidence to support his claims. There is a vast conspiracy amongst every level of government, and you yourself have uncovered it. Well done.
 
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