HENDERSON, N.C. — An investigation is underway after deputies say a 21-year-old man was found dead with a rope around his neck in Vance County, North Carolina.
WNCN reports that at 10:08 a.m. Wednesday, deputies with the Vance County Sheriff's Office got a call to 285 Vanco Mill Road. When they arrived, they found Javion Magee "in a seated position with a rope wrapped around his neck and the other end of the rope attached to a tree," according to a press release.
Magee was from Aurora, Illinois.
According to WRAL, Vance County sheriff Curtis R. Brame said in a news conference Friday that evidence showed that Magee purchased a rope from a Wal-Mart, where he had made a delivery before his death.
On Friday afternoon, the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP put out a statement calling for Magee's death to be fully investigated.
“The death of Javion Magee is a heartbreaking event that requires the utmost attention from all levels of law enforcement," the NAACP said in the statement. "We demand a comprehensive and transparent investigation to uncover the truth behind this tragedy. As a community, we cannot rest until we have clear answers. The NAACP will stand with the Magee family and will continue to push for justice in this matter, ensuring that every aspect of this case is investigated with the seriousness it deserves.”
The sheriff's office said Magee was found "outside of a fenced-in area." News outlets report the area is near a tractor-trailer business and a church.
The North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner's Office will complete an autopsy.
The sheriff's office said the circumstances of Magee's death are under investigation.
WFMY News 2 is working to learn more about Magee's death.
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