Overview

• Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, was discovered Monday hanging from a tree near Delta State University’s pickleball courts in Cleveland, Mississippi.
• A preliminary coroner examination reported no lacerations, fractures, or injuries consistent with an assault, and Reed’s body was sent to the state crime lab for a full autopsy with initial findings expected within 24 to 48 hours.
• The family has retained attorney Ben Crump, is demanding that all related video be shown to them, and is seeking an independent autopsy.
• Relatives say they were first told Reed died in his dorm room, a claim the Grenada County Sheriff’s Department disputes, saying it did not specify a location.
• University officials call the case an isolated incident with no active campus threat, the FBI says it stands ready to join if a federal violation emerges, and a coroner publicly refuted online rumors of broken limbs.