Attorney Ben Crump , who is representing the family of Delta State University Student Demartravion "Trey" Reed, has demanded that "all video footage" relating to his death earlier this week be provided to the family.

Trey Reed, who was Black and aged 21, was found hanging in a tree on the Delta State University campus in Mississippi on Monday. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play.

Newsweek contacted Crump and Delta State University for comment on Thursday via email outside of regular office hours, along with the local Bolivar County Sheriff's Office by telephone.

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Following Reed's death, rumors spread online that he had been found with a range of injuries such as broken limbs that could indicate an assault.

Bolivar County Coroner Randolph Seals Jr. d

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