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Mysterious Death of Delta State Student Sparks Outrage
10/3/2025
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Story summary
- Demartravion "Trey" Reed, a 21-year-old Black student, was found dead at Delta State University in Mississippi on Sept. 15.
- Authorities ruled the death a suicide, but skepticism persists due to Mississippi's history of racial violence.
- The NAACP initially claimed Reed was lynched.
- Colin Kaepernick pledged to fund an independent autopsy.
- Attorney Benjamin L. Crump seeks transparency for Reed's family.
