The household of Demartravion “Trey” Reed is elevating severe questions concerning the circumstances surrounding the 21-year-old scholar’s dying at Delta State College.

Police introduced Monday that Reed’s physique was found hanging from a tree in the midst of campus, and that foul play will not be suspected. However in accordance with the household’s lawyer, Vanessa Jones, legislation enforcement initially gave Reed’s family a really totally different account, telling them he was discovered lifeless in his dorm room.

Jones instructed the Mississippi Free Press that the Reed household has been left at midnight and is studying particulars from the media somewhat than straight from authorities. She says the Grenada County Sheriff’s Division visited Reed’s household residence and knowledgeable them he had died in mattress at his dorm. Later, they found by information studies that he was discovered outdoors, hanging from a tree.

The Grenada County Sheriff’s Division has denied giving deceptive info, insisting they by no means specified the place Reed’s physique was discovered. College officers additionally keep that Delta State management has communicated with the household, although Jones says the varsity has but to succeed in out straight.

Authorities declare they’ve campus video of Reed previous to his dying, although what the footage exhibits has not been made public. Jones says she intends to evaluation the recordings.

Bolivar County Coroner Murray Roark reported that Reed’s physique confirmed no seen indicators of assault — no cuts, bruises, or fractures. Campus police say the Mississippi State Medical Examiner will conduct a full post-mortem, whereas Jones has known as for an unbiased evaluation.

The Reed household says they’re nonetheless ready for clear solutions about what occurred to Trey and why they weren’t knowledgeable precisely from the start.