TL;DR:
- No suspect.
- There were 2 other roommates in the apt when the murders occurred. Wasn’t reported for 10 hours.
- Stay vigilant, but MPD still thinks this was a targeted attack. But stay vigilant because they cannot say there is no threat to the community 🤷🏻♂️
From the LMT:
Moscow police chief: ‘We do not have a suspect at this time, and that individual is still out there’
MOSCOW — The Moscow Police Department held a news conference this afternoon to talk about its investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students this past weekend.
Moscow Chief James Fry shared these details:
- On Saturday night, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were at a party on campus and Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were at a downtown bar. They arrived home sometime after 1:45 a.m. Sunday.
- “If anyone in our community or across our nation has any information about these times or the victims’ whereabouts, please call our tip line (208) 883-7180,” Fry said.
- Around noon Sunday, Moscow officers got a call about an unconscious person on King Road near campus. When they arrived, they found the four victims in the residence.
- The four were stabbed with a knife and no weapon has been discovered at this time. There was no sign of forced entry inside the residence.
- “Investigators are working to develop a timeline to relevant events,” Fry said. “Autopsies are taking place today on all the victims so we can continue to gather evidence and solve the crime. Investigators are working to follow up on all leads and to identify a person of interest.
- Based on details at the scene, we believe this was an isolated, targeted attack on our victims. We do not have a suspect at this time, and that individual is still out there. We cannot say that there is no threat to the community, and as we’ve stated, please stay vigilant, report any suspicious activity, and be aware of your surroundings at all times. What we don’t know: The identity and location of the suspect, the location of the knife or any clothing that was worn by the suspect.”
UI President Scott Green has this to say:
- This crime is “simply beyond comprehension. While our small community certainly is not immune to such things, it’s not a situation out close-knit campus is used to dealing with.”