Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing and was also a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, the university said. Chapin was a freshman majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism management who was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. The slain students were also involved on campus, according to the university. “It is with deep sadness that I share with you that the university was notified today of the death of four University of Idaho students living off-campus believed to be victims of homicide,” university president Scott Green said in a statement to the campus community. Officers responded to a call about an unconscious person shortly before noon Sunday and discovered the four bodies, the Moscow Police Department said in a news release. Police have indicated “there is no ongoing threat,” the university tweeted Sunday without elaborating. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Steve Helber/APģ dead, 2 others wounded in University of Virginia shooting as police search for suspect Let us come together in support of each other, and be there for each other, as we mourn as a community.”Ĭharlottesville police secure a crime scene of an overnight shooting at the University of Virginia, Monday, Nov. “Today, we grieve for those were lost and those they leave behind. “This tragedy serves as a sobering reminder that senseless acts of violence can occur anywhere, at any time, and we are not immune from such events here in our community,” the mayor said. Moscow Mayor Art Bettge called the students’ deaths “senseless acts of violence.” “Our heartfelt sympathies go out to each and every person affected by this incident.” “The Moscow Police Department and the City of Moscow is deeply saddened for the families of these individuals, fellow students and friends, and our community during this time,” the police department said. Anyone with information about the case has been asked to contact police. As of midday Monday, no suspect was in custody. Moscow police said they are investigating the deaths as homicides, but did not provide any other information about what happened. The slain students were 20-year-old Ethan Chapin of Conway, Washington 21-year-old Madison Mogen of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 20-year-old Xana Kernodle of Avondale, Arizona and 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves of Rathdrum, Idaho. Four University of Idaho students who were found dead Sunday night in a house near campus have been identified, the city of Moscow’s police department said Monday.
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