A Black college student has been found hanging from a tree in Mississippi just days after Charlie Kirk was killed.
21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found hanging from a tree in the center of campus at Delta State University. While rumors circulate that Reed had broken limbs, the police claim that there is no evidence of foul play "at this time" and declined to elaborate why they believe that's the case, but did say there is an ongoing investigation.
Demand a federal investigation into the death of a Black student found hanging from a tree in Mississippi!
Alarmingly, Reed's family says that the police didn't even bother to tell them about their son's death before telling the media, and said that the police told them that Reed's body was found in his dorm room when he was actually found hanging from a tree.
The family is now demanding an independent autopsy and a full investigation. " If this young man was on the campus of Delta State University with all these cameras and all this modern technology, from the moment he left his dorm room or entered the campus, there should be surveillance of all his actions," said Vanessa J. Jones, the family's lawyer, said to the Mississippi Free Press. "That's what we want. Bring the surveillance, bring the cameras so that we'll know exactly what happened."
Congressman Bennie Thompson has called for a federal investigation into Reed's death. "It is always a tragedy when a young life is cut short," Thompson said in the statement Tuesday afternoon. "We must leave no stone unturned in the search for answers. While the details of this case are still emerging, we cannot ignore Mississippi's painful history of lynching and racial violence against African Americans. My deepest condolences and prayers are with Trey's family during this difficult time."
Given the heightened racial tensions in the country and Mississippi's long and horrific history of being a hotbed of lynchings, we need a federal investigation into Reed's death immediately.
Demand a federal investigation into the death of a Black student found hanging from a tree in Mississippi!
