Police in Idaho announced Tuesday that the four University of Idaho who died this week were stabbed with a knife or blade.
Police responded to a call on Sunday of an unconscious person in a private home near the campus and found four people dead. The deaths have been ruled to be homicide and police hope to provide more details on the exact cause of the deaths later this week.
“No weapons have been located…investigators believe that an edged weapon such as a knife was used,” a police statement said.
The victims have been identified by officials as Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
“Investigators believe this was an isolated, targeted attack and there is no imminent threat to the community at large,” the police statement added.
There is currently no suspects in custody and investigators are working on a way to recreate what happened that night into the early morning.
“Investigators are continuing to work diligently establishing a timeline of relevant events to re-create the victims’ activities on the evening of November 12 and early morning of November 13, following all leads and identifying persons of interest,” it added.
Moscow is a college town and it has not had a recorded a murder in more than seven years.
