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4 University of Idaho students weren’t targeted, says officials

Aimen Siddiqui
Idaho

Idaho murders: Police chief supports the inquiry into the quadruple teen killing

As the campus community gathered Wednesday to pay their respects for four University of Idaho students killed on November 13, officials explained new facts in their search to apprehend the perpetrator.

Authorities in Moscow, where the students were discovered, earlier stated that they feared the killings were the product of a targeted attack. However, according to an update issued by the City of Moscow on Wednesday, the attacker or attackers “particularly glanced at this apartment” and “one or more of the residents were probably targeted.”

“Detectives do not currently know if the residence or any occupants were specifically targeted but continue to investigate,” the city’s statement said. Media has reached out to the Moscow Police Communications Team and to the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office for clarification.

The four students, Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, were discovered stabbed to death in an off-campus home, upsetting a town that hadn’t had a single homicide since 2015.

On November 15, two days after the discovery of their deaths, Moscow police said in a statement that officials “do not believe there is an ongoing threat for community members. Evidence indicates that this was a targeted attack.”

However, the next day, police officials requested the public to remain cautious and to aid them with information.

 “We cannot say there is no threat to the community,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry said. As the investigation advanced, authorities have publicly maintained the likelihood that the killings were a targeted incident.

Multiple local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are still investigating who committed the murders. According to authorities, at least 150 interviews have been conducted, and more than 1,000 public tips have been received.

There is no suspect, and the murder weapon, which is thought to be a fixed-blade knife, has not been located. Authorities have not ruled out the likelihood that the stabbings were committed by more than one person.

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