The father of one of the slain University of Idaho students is urging police and the school to provide more information, saying their silence has only added to the family’s “agony' after three days with an assailant still at large.
The mayor of Moscow, Idaho, said the University of Idaho studentsMoscow police did not immediately respond to requests for further comment, but officials said they would hold a news conference later Wednesday.
"This incident highlighted that violence is possible in our own community and in every community. Until this case is completely resolved, we ask the community to continue to be vigilant, alert, report suspicious activity and help us to be the eyes and ears in our community." Homicides are rare in Moscow, a rural city of roughly 25,000 people just east of the Washington state line. There hasn't been a homicide reported in the city in the past several years, according to police.
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