An autopsy report has revealed that there are no signs of foul play or trauma in the death of 20-year old Jade McKissic, the University of Houston student who had gone missing since Sept. 11, the Houston Police Department said in a news release on Friday.

The death of a Black student found hanged at Delta State University in Mississippi this week is raising questions, and the university’s police chief hopes to have some answers by the end of the week.

Tributes have poured in for Jade McKissic, the 20-year-old student who was found dead this week. As of Friday, police were still investigating the cause of her death.

Police on Tuesday were investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi, stirring online rumors that evoked the state’s history of Jim Crow-era racist violence even as authorities said there was no initial evidence of a crime.

This story has been updated. A Black college student who was found hanging from a tree on his school’s campus in Mississippi was not the victim of foul play law enforcement officials said, countering online speculation that he was the victim of a lynching.

A student was found dead hanging from a tree on the Delta State University campus in Mississippi. Police have said no foul play was involved, despite online rumors suggesting otherwise.

Student Demartravion ‘Trey’ Reed was found dead at the college, which had been due to hold a series of celebrations to mark its centenary

A Delta State University student was discovered hanging from a tree on campus Monday morning, according to school and law enforcement officials. Law enforcement does not suspect foul play.

Actress Rufa Mae Quinto dispels rumors and confirms her husband Trevor Magallanes died of natural causes at 38

The NAACP expressed skepticism amid “growing racially motivated violence” targeted at Black people, while the family has requested an independent autopsy.

Yu Menglong's mother issues an official statement addressing rumors of foul play surrounding her son's tragic demise. Get the latest updates on the investigation and funeral preparations.