University of Idaho students found dead inside home near Moscow campus - WABC-TV

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Police are investigating the deaths of 4 University of Idaho students recovered Sunday successful a location adjacent the campus.

Officers with the Moscow Police Department discovered the deaths erstwhile they responded to a study of an unconscious idiosyncratic conscionable earlier noon, according to a property merchandise from the city.

Police person called the deaths suspected homicides, which mostly means the sidesplitting of 1 idiosyncratic by another, though the word doesn't needfully suggest decease was intended oregon committed successful a transgression manner.

Authorities did not merchandise further details, including the origin of death. Police said much accusation would beryllium shared erstwhile household members were notified of the deaths.

"It is with heavy sadness that I stock with you that the assemblage was notified contiguous of the decease of 4 University of Idaho students surviving off-campus believed to beryllium victims of homicide," University of Idaho President Scott Green said successful a connection posted to Facebook Sunday night. "Out of respect for these chap Vandals, classes statewide and online are canceled Monday, Nov. 14."

The assemblage said counselors would beryllium disposable for students astatine the field counseling center, portion employees could entree assistance done an worker assistance program. Green urged radical to scope retired if they were acrophobic astir classmates oregon coworkers.

"An lawsuit of this magnitude tin understandably person important impacts connected those near behind," Green wrote. "As Vandals, we indispensable travel unneurotic and assistance each different up."

Shortly aft the bodies were found, the assemblage advised students to structure successful spot for astir an hr until investigators determined determination was nary progressive menace to others successful the region.

The Moscow Police Department said the probe was ongoing and asked radical with accusation to telephone the department.

The metropolis of Moscow is simply a close-knit assemblage municipality nestled successful the rolling hills of north-central Idaho, astir 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Spokane, Washington.

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