Police Launch Investigation After Demetrius Fleming, 38, Found Dead in North Carolina
Authorities are awaiting an autopsy and have not determined whether the death was suicide or foul play.
- On Friday, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department found 38-year-old Demetrius Fleming dead at a home in the 1900 block of Roanoke Avenue. Police Chief Lawrence Wiggins described the hanging death as an open and "equivocal" investigation.
- The discovery follows an August 15 incident where a 32-year-old Black man was found hanging near Nash Square in downtown Raleigh. Authorities have not stated the cases are connected, though both have sparked community concern.
- Investigators are pursuing evidence rather than a predetermined conclusion while an autopsy remains pending, Wiggins noted. The Roanoke Rapids Police Department urges the public to avoid making assumptions as the investigation unfolds.
- Within a year, North Carolina has recorded four hanging deaths of Black individuals, with three previously ruled suicides. These recurring incidents have ignited community fears about thorough investigation and premature categorization.
- The A. Philip Randolph Institute stated, "When a Black person is found hanging from a tree in the American South, authorities cannot reasonably expect the Black community to hear the word" and stop asking questions.
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Source: Maksym Pereslvaskyi / Getty Authorities are investigating the death of a 38-year-old man who was found hanging Friday in Roanoke Rapids, a case that has drawn attention because it occurred less than a week after another Black man was found hanging in Raleigh. Demetrius Fleming was found dead at a home in the 1900 block of Roanoke Avenue shortly after 6:45 a.m. Friday, according to Roanoke Rapids police. Emergency crews found Fleming alre…
Police Launch Investigation After Demetrius Fleming Was Found Hanging From A Tree In North Carolina
Police in North Carolina are investigating the death of 38-year-old Demetrius Fleming after he was found hanging from a tree last Friday morning. The circumstances surrounding Fleming’s death remain unclear. Authorities have not yet established an official cause of death. The investigation is ongoing as police work to determine what happened before he was found. The discovery has raised serious questions in the community. Fleming’s family and th…
Fourth Black person found hanging within a year in North Carolina
The Black Belt Daily (BBD), an independent media outlet, reported the most recent hanging of a Black father, Demetrius Fleming, on 21 August in North Carolina. An autopsy is currently underway. Fleming’s death is the fourth hanging of a Black person in North Carolina within a year, following three others that were all ruled suicides. […] By The Canary
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