Authorities confirm that the death of a Black man found with a rope around his neck is not a lynching. Investigation ongoing in Henderson, NC.
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HENDERSON, N.C. (WTVD) — A death investigation in Vance County is sparking questions and rumors online across the country.
Javion Magee, a 21-year-old truck driver from the Chicago area, was found dead in a rural area off Vanco Mill Road on Sept. 11. Investigators said he was not far from his truck, leaning with his back up against a tree and a rope around his neck.
Magee’s family in Chicago is upset and demanding answers. Many of them are even on their way to North Carolina in an attempt to pressure investigators to release more information about what happened.
“I understand there’s over 1,000 hits on TikTok (accusing) the sheriff’s office of not being transparent, not providing information to the family and that is not true,” Vance County Sheriff Curtis R. Brame said. “There’s been information put out there that there’s a lynching. There is not a lynching. The young man was not dangling from a tree. He was not swinging from a tree. The rope was wrapped around his neck. It was not a noose. There was not a knot in the rope, so therefore, it was not a lynching here in Vance County.”
Brame told ABC11 there were no signs of foul play in Magee’s death. However, he told ABC11 Magee’s body has been sent to the medical examiner for an autopsy to officially determine the cause of death.
Brame also said the State Bureau of Investigation is now part of the case.
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