Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi

Homicide detectives have arrested a man in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi. Her body was discovered hanging from a tree in the backyard of an abandoned home in Jackson on 3 August. The arrest followed a decision by the local medical examiner on Thursday to officially classify the death as a homicide. Authorities acted upon this ruling to secure the suspect after the discovery of the victim in the abandoned lot.