A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there’s no sign of foul play

A Delta State University stadium is seen in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 2017. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Jackson, Mississippi AP —

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 Mo