Confusion deepens over whether any of the 4 University of Idaho students were targeted in fatal stabbings
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By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN Detectives do not know whether one or more of the four University of Idaho students killed in their off-campus home last month were specifically targeted, police said Wednesday — in what may be their strongest departure yet from their earlier statements.
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By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN Detectives do not know whether one or more of the four University of Idaho students killed in their off-campus home last month were specifically targeted, police said Wednesday — in what may be their strongest departure yet from their earlier statements.
Moscow Police said Wednesday detectives do not know if the residence or any occupants “were specifically targeted,” countering the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office statement that “one or more occupants were undoubtedly targeted.”
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are still working to determine who is responsible for the killings that happened more than two weeks ago.
After a day of confusing statements, police investigating last month's killings of four University of Idaho students emphasized Thursday they still believe the attack was targeted -- though they haven't
Police provided updates to their investigation into the University of Idaho murders, clarifying that initial statements the killings were targeted resulted from a “miscommunication” and that the motive behind the attack is still unknown.
Detectives "do not currently know" if any of the stabbed University of Idaho students were specifically targeted, police said after conflicting comments from a prosecutor.
The statement also says detectives "do not currently know if the residence or any occupants were specifically targeted" and that the investigation is ongoing.
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