Arrest in Mississippi hanging death renews questions about racial violence
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Police in Jackson, Mississippi have arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff in the homicide death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanged from a tree in August; the medical examiner ruled Fortune’s death a homicide and officials say more arrests could follow as the investigation continues, amid enduring concerns about racial violence and Mississippi’s history of lynching.
- Tasia Fortune: Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree BBC
- Miss. police arrest suspect in death of woman found hanging from tree upi.com
- Man arrested over death of Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree The Guardian
- Jackson police provide major update in death of Tasia Fortune WLBT
- Tasia Fortune's case ruled homicide; suspect in custody WAPT
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