Former NFL star and activist Colin Kaepernick has pledged to fund an independent autopsy for Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a Delta State University student found hanging from a tree on campus.

On Friday (September 19), civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced that Kaepernick would be funding a second autopsy for Reed through the former quarterback’s “Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative.”

Reed, 21, was found hanging from a tree near Delta State University’s campus pickleball courts on Monday (September 15) at around 7 a.m. Delta State Police Chief Mike Peeler said no evidence of foul play was found. The Bolivar County Coroner’s Office said its initial findings revealed no signs of attack before Reed’s death.

On Wednesday (September 17), an initial autopsy performed by the Mississippi S

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