The state medical examiner’s office determined Thursday evening that the death was a homicide, Brackney said, allowing police to execute the warrants they already had on hand.

By Jaimie Ding, Kristin M. Hall, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year.

By Sophie Bates, Terry Tang, Associated Press