Delta State University student Trey Reed’s death was a suicide, Cleveland Chief of Police Travis Tribble said on Thursday afternoon, announcing the results of the autopsy on the 21-year-old student, who was found hanging in a tree in the middle of campus on Monday, Sept. 15.
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“On September 17, 2025, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy. Findings were consistent with the initial investigation, determining the cause of death to be hanging and the manner of death as suicide. Final toxicology results are pending and may take two to four weeks to complete,” the statement said.
Additionally, Tribble said that “as part of the investigation, all files and investigative material have been turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney Office for review.”
The findings of the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s office are consistent with the initial findings of the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office, which found no wounds on the body of Reed at the time of his discovery that would indicate foul play.
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