Mississippi Police Investigate Death of Black Woman, Found Hanging From Tree, as a Homicide
Police say the case remains pending an autopsy as online petitions top 50,000 signatures and lawmakers seek federal intervention.
- On Tuesday, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney confirmed the department is investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune's death as a potential homicide after her body was found hanging from a tree on August 3.
- After weeks of silence from authorities, Christy Spivey sought help from Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, writing on GoFundMe she asked for assistance 'because of the silence and rudeness of Jackson Police Department.'
- More than 50,000 people signed an online petition demanding an independent investigation, while Texas Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett formally requested federal intervention citing the state's 'appalling historical reputation of violent terrorism against black Americans.'
- Brandon King, president of the NAACP chapter at Jackson State University, said the mystery has led him and others to be 'extra cautious' around campus as the case heightens community fears of racial violence.
- Fortune's death marks the third hanging incident in Mississippi in less than a year; authorities previously ruled two other deaths as suicides, though Trey Reed's mother continues to contest those findings.
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