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A news conference is scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Delta State University concerning the hanging death of a student. Demartravion 'Trey' Reed's family gathered Tuesday at the Living Faith Miracle Temple Church in Grenada demanding answers from Delta State University and the Bolivar County Coroner regarding the circumstances surrounding Reed's death.
The death of a Black student found hanging from a tree on a Mississippi college campus stirred outrage after school officials said within hours that there was "no evidence of foul play."
Two men were found dead, hanging from trees in Mississippi on the same day. Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State University student, and 36-year-old Cory Zukatis were discovered hours apart in separate locations.
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Trey Reed's death reignites conversation on racial violence in Mississippi
The campus of a small university in Cleveland, Mississippi, became the center of a family's search for answers after a tragic discovery. Demartravion "Trey" Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State University student,
Claims about Reed's death (archived, archived) circulated widely online, with some connecting (archived) it to the death of Corey (or Cory) Zukatis, a 36-year-old man found hanging Sept. 15, 2025, near a casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi, about 100 miles from DSU.
Who killed Trey Reed and Cory Zukatis? trends on social media after both men were found hanging in Mississippi on the same day. Communities demand answers, while investigations continue.
Trey Reed's death prompted online outrage and campus mourning as a coroner's initial report found no injuries.
The mysterious 'suicide' of Demartravion “Trey” Reed took a new twist as the Reed family's lawyer claimed that the university authorities told the family a completely different story of how Trey's body was found.