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Police in Moscow, Idaho have walked back their "no threat" claim as the suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students remains at large days later.
"We do not have a suspect at this time, and that individual is still out there," said Moscow Police Chief James Fry via NBC News on Wednesday (November 16). "We cannot say there is no threat to the community."
University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were all found dead inside a house located near the school's campus on Sunday (November 13).
Chapin and Kernodle had attended a party on campus and Mogen and Goncalves were at a bar Saturday (November 12) night before all returned home sometime after 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. Moscow Police received a report of an unconscious person at the home at around noon.
All four of the victims were found dead from stab wounds and there was no reported evidence of forced entry at the residence. Two uninjured roommates were reported to be at the home during the killings but police have not said whether they are considered suspects.
"We are looking at everyone," Idaho State Police Col. Kedrick Willis said via NBC News. "Every tip we get, every we lead we get — there is no one we’re not going to talk to. There is no one we’re not going to interview."
Moscow Police have yet to identify a suspect or find a weapon used during the killings, according to Fry.
"Currently we have 25-plus investigators working this case," Fry said, acknowledging that the FBI and state police were assisting in the investigation. "We are reviewing video that has been collected, and we are asking that citizens contact us with any information you may that will help in this investigation."