"Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state's history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime. The campus police chief said there are no signs of foul play in the death of the 21-year-old student, whose body was discovered by a staff member early Monday near the campus pickleball courts."
"Delta State Police Chief Michael Peeler said there was also no evidence of an ongoing threat to students and faculty. He told reporters Monday the death investigation was being assisted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation as well as local police and sheriff's deputies. FILE Delta State University campus is shown on Sept. 15, 2015 in Cleveland, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)"
A Black 21-year-old Delta State University student was found hanging from a tree on campus, and staff discovered the body early Monday near the campus pickleball courts. Campus police reported no signs of foul play and said there was no evidence of an ongoing threat to students and faculty. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, local police and sheriff's deputies assisted the death investigation. Bolivar County Coroner Randolph Seals Jr. said a preliminary examination found no lacerations, contusions, compound fractures, broken bones or injuries consistent with an assault. Online rumors claiming broken limbs circulated but were disputed by the coroner. Attempts to reach the student's family were unsuccessful.
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