A body was found Monday hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.
“At approximately 7:05 a.m., university police was notified of what appeared to be the body of a black male hanging from a tree on central campus near the DSU pickleball courts,” Delta State University police chief Michael L. Peeler said during a press conference.
The person was identified as 21-year-old student Demartravion “Trey” Reed. The chief said there was no fould play and that Reed died by suicide.
“At this time, there is no evidence of foul play,” Peeler said. “But while there is no evidence of foul play, the body has been retrieved by the Bolivar County Coroner’s office. I have requested the assistance of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the Bolivar County Sherrif’s office and the Cleveland PD to assist us in this ongoing investigation.”
The death forced planned centennial events at the school and classes to be canceled. The school had planned to open a time capsule from 1925 Monday afternoon.
DSU president Dan Ennis said they would decide later Monday when to resume classes and centennial events.
“We will make decisions on classes and other events going on the rest of this week,” Ennis said. “I expect at this point we will resume normal operations as soon as possible.”
Delta State is a public four-year school with about 2,700 undergraduate students. Cleveland is in northern Mississippi, near the Tennessee border.
