Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medical examiner ruling her death a homicide.
Jackson police officers had responded to the home in early August and discovered a body hanging in the backyard.
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Hinds County chief medical examiner investigator Jeremiah Howard later confirmed the identity as Fortune.
According to Christy Spivey, Fortune's mother, she last saw her daughter on July 26. Fortune was a mother of four who had lived in Mississippi for more than 10 years.
Her mother stated that she had traveled to Kentucky for a family reunion.
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On Friday, a suspect was arrested while walking along a city street, Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference.
More arrest warrants are expected to be served in connection with the case, the chief said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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