Trey Reed killed or died by suicide? Explosive video evidence with police holds the clue; here’s what the other footage shows

Two Days after Demartravion ‘Trey’ Reed, a Delta State University student, was found dead, hanging from a tree at the university campus, authorities have claimed to have recovered a video of the incident. Delta State’s Director of Public Safety Mike Peeler said, “There are videos. They are in the hands of the investigative team,” as quoted by WLBT, Channel 3, affiliated with NBC.

This was, however, not the first video related to the death of a 21-year-old Black student that surfaced. Earlier, a video of the hanging death incident emerged on social media, which raised questions about his death, whether it was a suicide or a murder. Initially, authorities had claimed that it was a suicide, but family and online users allege racial violence at the university.

The gruesome case led to the cancellation of centennial events, classes, and increased counseling services. A person claiming to be Reed’s cousin shared allegations about his death. The cousin said the death was due to racial violence and not suicide.


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The cousin claimed Trey Reed faced racial violence at Delta State University five years ago. Staff allegedly tried to lock him up for no reason. Reed received nine months probation after that incident.

What did authorities say about the latest videos recovered in hanging death case

While responding to a question about the video of the hanging death incident at a press conference, Delta State’s Director of Public Safety Mike Peeler said, “There are videos. They are in the hands of the investigative team,” as quoted by WLBT, Channel 3, affiliated with NBC. He further stated that Cleveland police are leading the investigation.

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Responding to another question, “So there was surveillance video that captured what happened to Trey on campus at the time of his death?” Peeler said, “I can’t speak [to] that at this moment.” “But again, there is video, but... the investigation is ongoing.” Peeler said on Wednesday that he was one of the first on the scene and had personally examined Reed’s body.

Earlier, an official statement was released by the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office late Monday evening after the reports of the hanging incident surfaced. Coroner Randolph Seals had said that Reed was not suffering from any lacerations, contusions, compound fractures, broken bones, or injuries consistent with assault.