Several questions continue to evolve around Idaho, Moscow, after four students of the University of Idaho were brutally stabbed to death, and even police couldn’t assure the community’s safety.
Statement of Police Chief
James Fry, Moscow Police Chief, said on Wednesday that two more roommates were present when the crime occurred, but they were suspiciously neither taken hostage nor injured.
Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, two victims, were attending a party on the University campus, whereas the others, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, were enjoying themselves at a downtown bar just before their death.
All of them returned around 1.45 am local time and then were killed early Sunday morning, said, Fry. But he didn’t disclose who called the police to inform them about the quadruple homicide, and the call came no sooner than Sunday noon.
Who Called the Police?
The fact that the police were informed so late despite two people at home made the whole incident more mysterious. Fry also refused to say whether the two were interrogated.
But the more relevant information that Fry disclosed was that the call came to the police to report about an unconscious person, not one who was stabbed.
There was no sign of any forced entry, and a knife killed all four, admitted Fry, though no weapon was found.
The Community is Horrified
The police chief also said he couldn’t assure the community’s safety and suggested the residents stay alert and report any suspicious movement or unusual happening. No suspect has been identified or located as of Wednesday evening.
But the Moscow police said a day before that the attack was a targeted one, and there was no reason for other residents to worry.
Town on Edge
This is the first murder since 2015 in the college town, which has put it on edge. The victims’ families expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of information on the incident.
