"Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state's history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime."
"Delta State Police Chief Michael Peeler said there are no signs of foul play in the death of the 21-year-old student, whose body was discovered by a staff member early Monday near the campus pickleball courts."
"In a statement cited by local news outlets, Seals said his office conducted a preliminary examination and concluded the student did not suffer any lacerations, contusions, compound fractures, broken bones or injuries consistent with an assault."
Police investigated the death of a 21-year-old Black student found hanging from a tree on the Delta State University campus. Campus police, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, local police and sheriff's deputies assisted in the probe. Officials reported no initial evidence of foul play and said there was no evidence of an ongoing threat to students and faculty. Online rumors alleging broken limbs were disputed. Bolivar County Coroner Randolph Seals Jr. said a preliminary examination found no lacerations, contusions, compound fractures, broken bones or injuries consistent with assault. The university resumed operations and maintained contact with the family.
Read at ABC7 Chicago
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]