Police suspect 'edged weapon' was used in killings of 4 University of Idaho students. Here's what we know - CNN

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Police judge an “edged weapon” was utilized to termination 4 assemblage students who were found successful a location adjacent the University of Idaho – deaths that sent daze waves done the field of astir 11,500 students.

“Investigators are continuing to enactment diligently connected establishing a timeline of applicable events to re-create the victims’ activities connected the evening of November 12 and aboriginal greeting of November 13, pursuing each leads and identifying persons of interest,” a constabulary connection says.

Authorities did not supply galore further details, but the Moscow Police Department said successful a connection that preliminary accusation leads investigators to “believe that an edged limb specified arsenic a weapon was used.” No weapons linked to the bodies – discovered Sunday aft constabulary responded to a study of an unconscious idiosyncratic – person been found, constabulary said.

Though nary fishy is presently successful custody, constabulary judge this was “an isolated, targeted attack,” and determination is nary menace to the field oregon surrounding community, they said.

Autopsies are scheduled to beryllium completed aboriginal this week, and they should supply much accusation connected the causes of death, the constabulary connection says.

Classes were canceled Monday arsenic officials worked to larn what happened astatine the location successful the metropolis of Moscow, located connected the Washington-Idaho border, astir 80 miles southbound of some Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

“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,” schoolhouse President Scott Green said successful a statement.

Here’s what we cognize astir the victims and the investigation:

The students were identified as:

Officers responded to a telephone astir an unconscious idiosyncratic soon earlier noon Sunday and discovered the 4 bodies, Moscow constabulary said successful a news release.

“All I tin accidental is the deaths are ruled a homicide astatine this point, and homicide and execution are synonymous,” Moscow constabulary Capt. Anthony Dahlinger told the Idaho Statesman. “We surely person a transgression here, truthful we are looking for a suspect.”

Dahlinger declined to qualify the deaths arsenic violent, and Cathy Mabbutt, the Latah County coroner, told The New York Times the deaths were not a murder-suicide.

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“The Moscow Police Department and the City of Moscow (are) profoundly saddened for the families of these individuals, chap students and friends, and our assemblage during this time,” the constabulary section said.

CNN has reached retired to the assemblage and to the constabulary section for much details.

The students’ deaths are “senseless acts of violence,” Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said.

“This calamity serves arsenic a sobering reminder that senseless acts of unit tin hap anywhere, astatine immoderate time, and we are not immune from specified events present successful our community,” the politician said. “Let america travel unneurotic successful enactment of each other, and beryllium determination for each other, arsenic we mourn arsenic a community.”

The assemblage acceptable up counseling resources for students and employees, Green, the schoolhouse president, said successful his statement. School officials are moving with students to acceptable up a candlelight vigil aboriginal this week.

“As Vandals, we travel unneurotic and enactment 1 different done challenging times, leaning into our corporate strength. Look retired for 1 different now,” Green said.