# Man arrested over killing of Tasia Fortune, who was found hanging from a tree

https://mins.news/en/item/56071

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-12 17:15 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/12/09-12-sv-tasia-fortune-murder?traffic_source=rss

> Police have arrested Jarques Ratliff in connection with the killing of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month. Her death was ruled a homicide more than a month later, as US lawmakers called for federal investigations into similar cases.

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