Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — An autopsy by the office of Mississippi's state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found at Delta State University died by suicide, police said Thursday.

The police department in Cleveland, where the campus is located, announced the findings in a news release. It said the autopsy results were consistent with a preliminary examination of the body by the Bolivar County coroner, which found no evidence of foul play.