University of Idaho student slayings may not have been a targeted attack, police say, walking back their prior statement
Police investigating the grisly killings of four University of Idaho students are walking back on a prior statement, now saying it is not known if the residence where the bodies were found or its occupants were "specifically targeted."
Police investigating the grisly killings of four University of Idaho students are walking back a prior statement, now saying it is not known if the residence or its occupants were "specifically targeted."
Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, were found fatally stabbed at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, and the killings remain a mystery.
The Latah County Prosecutor’s Office had previously stated that the "suspect(s) specifically looked at this residence” and “one or more of the occupants were undoubtedly targeted." On Wednesday, the Moscow Police Department said this was a “miscommunication.”
“Detectives do not currently know if the residence or any occupants were specifically targeted but continue to investigate,” police said.
Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial honoring four slain University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho.Tim Stelloh / NBC NewsNBC News has reached out to the Latah County Prosecutor's Office for clarification on its statement.
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