Delta State University Investigates Student’s Death
Police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old Black college student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University, with no initial evidence of foul play. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family for an independent inquiry, while U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson called for an FBI investigation amid rising online speculation linking the incident to historical racial violence in Mississippi.
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