Hanging death of a student in Mississippi is officially ruled a suicide

By Will Stribling

Published September 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM EDT

A hanging death of a student in Mississippi this week fueled online speculations hat is was a lynching. It was officially ruled a suicide Friday.

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