Authorities in North Carolina are investigating the mysterious death of a Black man found lifeless with a rope around his neck last week.
Javion McGee, 21, was deceased, seated against a tree with a rope wrapped around his neck when police found him Wednesday.
A delivery truck containing his phone and ID was located in a nearby parking lot.
Ripped paper with information about the rope was discovered near the decedent’s feet.
It led detectives to a Walmart in Henderson where they learned the rope was bought the day before at around 6:20 p.m.
“The decedent displayed no visible signs of assault or any outside trauma to the body,” police said.
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame denied rumors that McGee’s death has been ruled a suicide.
“If I thought that anyone, regardless of their race, would lynch in Vance County, I would have it all over national news,” he added denying speculations of lynching involvement in the death.
