Colin Kaepernick paying for independent autopsy of college student found hanging from tree

As Demartravion Trey Reed's family searches for answers surrounding his death former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is hoping he can help provide them Reed was detected dead hanging from a tree at Delta State University in Cleveland Mississippi and the county coroner and state examiner ruled it a suicide No foul play is suspected according to police despite early outrage and serious claims about his death CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM However Reed's family attorney Ben Crump reported that his clients have been receiving conflicting accounts and incomplete information about the circumstances of Reed's death Crump declared Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy through his Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative WITNESS IN MIAMI FOOTBALL PLAYER'S MURDER DEVELOPMENT UNVEILED ALIVE AFTER FUNCTIONARIES PRESUMED HIM DEAD Trey s death evoked the collective memory of a area that has suffered a historic wound over a large number of numerous years and several multiple deaths Crump noted in a declaration Peace will come only by getting to the truth We thank Colin Kaepernick for supporting this grieving family and the cause of justice and truth Bolivar County Coroner Randolph Seals Jr commented earlier this week that Reed did not suffer any injuries consistent with an assault Rep Bennie Thompson D-Miss called for a federal analysis citing the state's painful history of lynching and racial violence against African Americans Kaepernick last played in the NFL in leading the ers to the Super Bowl in the season before losing to the Baltimore Ravens He went - as a starter in his career going - in his first starts but - in his final Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter