Overview

• Know Your Rights Camp, founded by Colin Kaepernick, pledged to pay for a second autopsy once the state releases Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s body.
• Reed, 21, was found hanging from a tree near Delta State University’s pickleball courts on Sept. 15 around 7 a.m.
• The Mississippi State Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, and local officials reported no signs of attack or other foul play.
• Family attorneys say authorities initially provided conflicting information, including an assertion that Reed died in his dorm room.
• Cleveland police turned investigative materials over to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for review, with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation also involved.