Colin Kaepernick will fund an impartial post-mortem for Trey Reed as his household challenges official findings within the Delta State pupil’s demise.

Colin Kaepernick is stepping in the place questions linger. The previous NFL quarterback can pay for an impartial post-mortem for Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State College pupil discovered lifeless on campus, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump confirmed Friday.

Reed’s physique was found the morning of September 15 hanging from a tree close to DSU’s pickleball courts, in accordance with college officers. Lessons have been canceled for the day as regulation enforcement started its investigation. Police have mentioned there is no such thing as a proof of foul play, however Reed’s household has pushed again, citing conflicting particulars about his demise.

The Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Workplace carried out the preliminary post-mortem on September 17, ruling the demise a suicide by hanging. Toxicology outcomes are pending, which may take weeks. Nonetheless, Reed’s household requested a second examination, one which Kaepernick will cowl by his Know Your Rights Camp Post-mortem Initiative, a program created to present households entry to impartial forensic evaluations.

“Trey’s demise evoked the collective reminiscence of a neighborhood that has suffered a historic wound over many, a few years and plenty of, many deaths,” Crump mentioned in a press release. “Peace will come solely by attending to the reality. We thank Colin Kaepernick for supporting this grieving household and the reason for justice and reality.”

The Bolivar County Coroner’s Workplace has additionally emphasised that its probe stays lively, with early findings displaying no indicators Reed was assaulted earlier than his demise. A number of companies, together with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, have joined the inquiry. Investigation supplies have reportedly been forwarded to the FBI and the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for evaluate.

Authorities have declined to launch Reed’s official post-mortem report, additional fueling the household’s unease. Crump mentioned their pursuit of solutions is about a couple of case — it touches the legacy of distrust between Black communities and establishments that traditionally failed them.

For now, Reed’s household waits for a second post-mortem that they hope will make clear what occurred to their son. Kaepernick’s help locations the tragedy beneath a wider highlight, as a grieving household and watchful neighborhood search for reality amid uncertainty.

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