Black Student Found Hanging From Tree in Mississippi, Family Says Cops Claimed He Died in Dorm

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An attorney for the family of Demartravion "Trey" Reed says cops initially told Trey's relatives he was found dead in his dorm ... even though police told the media he was found hanging from a tree on his college's campus ... but law enforcement says the family is mistaken.

Here's the deal ... cops in Mississippi announced Monday they had found Trey's body hanging from a tree on campus at Delta State University and said foul play was not suspected.

Attorney Vanessa Jones is representing the Reed family and on Tuesday she told the Mississippi Free Press, the university and Bolivar County officials were leaving Trey's family in the dark. Delta State

Jones claimed the Reeds still do not know exactly what happened to Trey and said they are getting updates from t