Black man found dead after telling mom he was being chased. Cops: 'No reason' to suspect foul play

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-man-was-found-dead-telling-mother-was-chased-police-said-no-reas-rcna74651

The family of a Black man who was found dead in Mississippi after he warned his mother that he was being chased by white men hurling racial slurs demanded a federal investigation Monday after local authorities said they had “no reason” to suspect foul play in the man's death.

Rasheem Carter, 25, was reported missing Oct. 2 after his mother said he had sought help from police and frantically called her to say white men in three trucks were pursuing him. That was the last day Carter's family heard from him.

On Nov. 2, authorities said they found his remains in a wooded area south of Taylorsville, Mississippi. In a statement on Facebook a day later, the Smith County Sheriff’s Department said it had "no reason to believe foul play was involved" though the case was under investigation.

On Monday, Carter’s loved ones and their attorney Ben Crump slammed local authorities for stonewalling them for more than four months and for the initial determination, saying they believe Carter was the victim of a brutal hate crime.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Federal officials will definitely help in this case

Racist enforcers will not. They are a large part of the problem and it wouldn’t surprise me if they weren’t involved.


Go get em Ben!

[live love laugh]

3. Get who? It's going to take more than Ben to address this.

[MagickMuffin]

6. Ah, the people responsible

That’s who!

[SharonClark]

4. K&R

[Takket]

2. Was wondering if an autopsy was done

It mentions his body was torn apart by “animals” the authorities claim.

That doesn’t explain how he died though. He was young. I doubt he had a heart attack and just up and died in the woods.

Family should get their own autopsy done but it’s been so long I wonder if any useful info can be found.

[Sneederbunk]

8. A cause of death would be helpful in understanding this.

[70sEraVet]

5. Looks like the only justice in Mississippi can be federal justice.

[PatSeg]

9. Yes, I believe that is the case

The more things change, the more Mississippi seems to stay the same.

[live love laugh]

11. Wish it was just MS ... MN, AZ, TN

No other race in America experiences this.

[PatSeg]

12. I know

The racism and hatred run very deep in this country and there are times when it feels that we've made much too little progress.

[judesedit]

7. Do a gofundme to raise reward money. That should help immensely

I hope justice is served. I also believe in karma, big time. Those ignorant, hateful bastards will get their just desserts when the time is right.

[Solly Mack]

10. K&R