- Jackson police say they are treating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune’s hanging outside an abandoned house as a homicide, reversing an earlier “death pending investigation” label.
- An autopsy was done on Aug. 11 but the medical examiner hasn’t released a ruling, and Fortune’s family says they’ve been met with silence and are demanding answers.
- The case has intensified public concern because of Mississippi’s history of racial violence and several recent hanging deaths in the state, prompting calls for transparency.
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