KEY POINTS
- Trey Reed, 21, was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University, prompting campus closure.
- Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump joined Reed's family in calling for a full, independent investigation.
- Hours later, Cory Zukatis, 36, was found hanging in Vicksburg; police insist the cases are unrelated.
The deaths of two men found hanging from trees in Mississippi on the same day have triggered calls for federal intervention, as officials sought to dispel suspicions of foul play and emphasised that the cases were unrelated.
