James has disagreed with the police assessment and told the Orlando Sentinel that when she saw her son's body, she saw bumps on his forehead, swelling on his nose and believed that his jaw was out of alignment.

When the newspaper spoke with Rev. Terence Gray, who was at the meeting with Baker's family, he had a different assessment of the police evidence that was shown to them.

“My heart goes out to the family, first and foremost. I left there with a clear understanding that he was a brother who had decided to take his life…There was no hands tied, there was no physical bruising,” Gray said.

There have been multiple protests in Baker's honor, with many calling for a deeper investigation into what happened.

“They were more worried about our social media posts and putting about false narratives, than really finding out [what happened],” community activist Miles Mulrain Jr. said in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.

The family has started a GoFundMe and has already raised more than $11,500.

"Nevan Baker, who was only 22 years old, was found hanging from a tree in Orlando, Fl. This was an unexpected death that left my family with many unanswered questions behind his murder," the GoFundMe campaign page read.

"My brother had gave his life to Christ & was a good kid with aspirations of becoming an electrician. He was taken away from us & I’m asking for donations to help send him off with a proper burial," the campaign added.

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