“Please help me flood the news channels. My son was found hanging from a tree in Henderson, North Carolina. They are trying to make it out to be a suicide but the information provided doesn’t make sense,” she wrote. “I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. Please help!”

TRiiBE reached out to the Henderson Police Department in North Carolina for more information. A representative stated that the case was outside their jurisdiction and was being handled by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, which has jurisdiction over the area. Henderson, the county seat of Vance County, is located 43 miles north of Raleigh, NC.

In a written statement, Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said his office received a 911 call about a deceased person at 10:08 a.m. on Sept. 11 from 285 Vanco Mill Road in Henderson, North Carolina.

When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a black man sitting outside a fenced area at the base of a tree with a rope wrapped around his neck and the other end tied to a tree, the written statement said.

The man was later identified as Magee of Aurora, Illinois. He was taken to the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

The case is being investigated.

This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.