Cleveland, Mississippi (WLBT/Gray News) – Authorities announced the results of an autopsy performed on the university student that was found hanging from a tree on the campus of a Mississippi University on September 15.
Officials said that Reed’s cause of death was for suicide.
A coroner from the Bolivar County Sheriff’s office said last Monday that, based on a preliminary evaluation, Reed did not suffer the leaders, fractures, broken bones or another wound that was related to some assault.
Police reported that all the investigation material was delivered to the FBI and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office for review.
During a press conference last Wednesday at Delta State University, authorities reported that there is a video of the incident that occurred on the campus.
“This is an isolated incident,” said Public Security Director of Delta State, Mike Peeler. He added that there was no threat to the university.
The lawyer Ben Crump, who represents Reed’s family, said the family is looking to perform a second autopsy, indeed, whose cost will assume the initiative of the American star Colin Kaepernick known as “Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative”.
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Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is urgent, call the suicide prevention line for the number 988. You can also find other ways to receive support on the 988LIFELINE.org/ portal.
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