The Moscow Police Department said it had canceled classes due to suspicions about a student’s off-campus homicide and that “nothing had been done”
Officers with the Moscow Police Department discovered the deaths when they responded to a report of an unconscious person just before noon, according to a press release from the city.
The deaths that police call “suspicious homicides” is the killing of one person by another, though the term doesn’t necessarily mean it was a criminal act.
The cause of death was not released by authorities. Police said more information would be shared once family members were notified of the deaths.
The President of the University of Idaho, Scott Green shared a statement on his Facebook page that said the students living off-campus were believed to be victims of homicide. All statewide classes and online classes have been canceled out of respect for fellow Vandals.
The counseling center at the school would be open to students while employees could access assistance through an employee assistance program. Green urged people to reach out if they were concerned about classmates or coworkers.
Three Football Players and Two More People were injured in a Shooting at the University of Virginia on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2005 after an Intercollegiate Fun Run
“An event of this magnitude can understandably have significant impacts on those left behind,” Green wrote. “As Vandals, we must come together and lift each other up.”
The University advised students to shelter in place after the bodies were discovered as investigators determined there wasn’t an active threat to other people.
Three football players were killed and two more people were injured following a shooting at the University of Virginia on late Sunday night, campus police and university president Jim Ryan confirmed early Monday.
Police said the suspect, Chris Darnell Jones, was apprehended on Monday morning after a manhunt that lasted more than 12 hours and involved multiple law enforcement agencies, according to UVA Emergency Management.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. ET on a charter bus full of students returning from a field trip to see a play, the university president said in a press conference.
The three victims, Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, were all students of the university and members of the football team. They were found dead at the scene.
Ryan said this was a sad day for the community. “The entire university community is grieving this morning. My heart hurts for the victims and their families and for all who loved them.
Jones’ trial in D.C. Jones’ first game at Green’s Palace after he was arrested on two charges of second-degree murder
There are no classes or extra-curricular activities on Monday due to public transportation being suspended. Schools in the area were also closed.
Jones will be charged with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun to commit a felony. The university did not provide information on where Jones was arrested.
Jones was listed as a football player on the university website, but did not play any games in the year.