The NFL star turned activist, Colin Kaepernick, helps to fund an unbiased post-mortem for a Black Delta State College pupil, Demartravion “Trey” Reed, after his household disputed the official suicide ruling.
Reed, 21, was discovered useless hanging from a tree on the college positioned in Cleveland, Mississippi on Monday morning, Sept. 15.
Lawyer Ben Crump, who’s representing the household, stated that Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights Camp Autospy Initiative” will cowl the prices of a second post-mortem, he instructed WJTV.
“Trey’s demise evoked the collective reminiscence of a group that has suffered a historic wound over many, a few years and lots of, many deaths. Peace will come solely by attending to the reality,” Crump stated in an announcement. “We thank Colin Kaepernick for supporting this grieving household and the reason for justice and reality.”
Vanessa J. Jones, one other legal professional representing the Reed household, stated that the Grenada County Sheriff’s Division instructed the household that Trey was discovered useless in his dorm room, however the household later realized that was not the case, based on an article within the Mississippi Press.
“The media knew about Trey’s demise earlier than the household did,” Jones stated within the article.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the Cleveland Police Division stated that an post-mortem carried out by the Medical Examiners decided that Reed had died by suicide.
Rumors had unfold on social media saying that Reed had additionally suffered lacerations and had bruises through the time of his demise. Boliver County Coroner Rudolph Seals stated that health workers didn’t discover any indicators of an assault on Reed’s physique.
Mtume Mathews, a 20-year-old pupil and basketball participant at DSU, instructed the Clarion Ledger that college college students are nonetheless in shock.
“You actually don’t count on to get up within the morning and listen to anyone’s hanging from a tree. That’s first,” Mathews stated within the article. “We simply need to know what occurs subsequent. That’s what I’ve been listening to from college students.”
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