Four University of Idaho students found dead near campus have been identified - NBC News

Authorities connected Monday identified the 4 students from the University of Idaho recovered dormant astatine an off-campus residence.

Police successful the metropolis of Moscow declined to merchandise further details surrounding the deaths, which are being classified arsenic portion of a homicide lawsuit but said the bodies were recovered Sunday aft officers responded to a telephone for an unconscious individual.

Upon entering the location connected King Road, located astir a half-block from field and successful a vicinity wherever assemblage students and members of Greek organizations reside, Moscow constabulary said they recovered 4 radical dead.

They were identified as: Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Avondale, Arizona; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho. 

Police said Monday that they had nary fishy successful custody, but had nary crushed to judge determination was a continued hazard to the assemblage "based connected accusation gathered during the preliminary investigation."

Still, the find of 4 dormant students has rattled the schoolhouse and surrounding assemblage and came arsenic different incidental crossed the state involving three slain students astatine the University of Virginia sparked a manhunt for the gunman.

On Sunday evening, the University of Idaho sent an alert asking its assemblage to structure successful spot oregon enactment distant from field arsenic a fishy was "not known astatine this time." The shelter-in-place petition was lifted astir an hr later.

University of Idaho President Scott Green besides wrote an email saying helium did not judge determination was a continuing threat.

All classes were canceled Monday successful representation of the students, the email said, and counseling was disposable connected campus.

In a missive to the school, Green wrote that helium and his woman were "heartbroken" implicit the students' deaths.

According to the university, Chapin was a freshman and subordinate of the Sigma Chi fraternity majoring successful recreation, athletics and tourism management.

Kernodle was a inferior and subordinate of the Pi Beta Phi sorority majoring successful marketing.

Mogen, besides a subordinate of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, was a elder majoring successful marketing.

And Goncalves was a elder and subordinate of the Alpha Phi sorority majoring successful wide studies.

"Words cannot adequately picture the airy these students brought to this satellite oregon easiness the extent of suffering we consciousness astatine their passing nether these tragic circumstances," Green wrote. "No 1 feels that nonaccomplishment much than their families and friends. The assemblage is moving straight with those affected and is committed to supporting each students, families and employees arsenic this lawsuit undeniably touches each of us."

He added that the timeline for the police's probe was unclear, but the schoolhouse would "continue to pass to field arsenic we larn more."