Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The hanging death of a Black man in Mississippi Monday has sparked calls for an outside investigation as questions about the incident persist.
The body of Demartravion "Trey" Reed, 21, was found hanging Monday morning from a tree near the pickleball court at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., university police chief Michael Peeler said during a news conference.
Peeler said he did not suspect foul play in Reed's death and there was no wider threat to the campus, which was closed Monday. He also said he asked state and local authorities to help with the investigation.
But 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.
Social media posts continued to circulate claiming that both of Reed's legs were broken and he was suffering other injuries that would have made hanging himself impossible, reported the Clarion Ledger.
