Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing the family of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, announced former NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative” will be paying for an independent autopsy after the student was found dead on the campus of Delta State University.

The body of Reed, 21, was discovered hanging from a tree on central campus near the pickleball courts on the morning of Sept. 15, sparking speculation in a state with a history of racist violence. While investigators quickly informed the public there was no foul play suspected – with a state-conducted autopsy released Friday showing Reed died by suicide – Crump’s announcement on Friday noted Reed’s family has received “conflicting accounts and incomplete information about the circumstances of his dea

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