Demartravion “Trey” Reed was a 21-year-old student at the Mississippi institution.

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Delta State University has been rocked by the discovery of a Black student’s body hanging from a tree in the middle of campus on Monday.

Demartravion “Trey” Reed was a 21-year-old student at the Mississippi institution. Recalling a long, painful history of lynchings, his death has spurred an outpouring of grief and anger across the country.

The Bolivar County Coroner’s Office said on Monday that a preliminary examination of Reed’s body showed no evidence of foul play, including “any lacerations, contusions, compound fractures, broken bones or injuries consistent with an assault.”

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