Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.

By Sophie Bates, Associated Press

A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance.

By Sophie Bates, Associated Press

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