WSU students head home early as murder investigation continues

Just eight miles west of Moscow, the city of Pullman is feeling the effects of the murder investigation.

The chilling details of the investigation have caused many to feel uneasy on the other half of the Palouse.

Many students from Washington State University have taken off for home while police continue to identify a possible suspect.

WSU Police Chief Gary Jenkins has spent over four decades with the force, but he hasn't experienced anything quite like what's unfolding in Moscow.

Much like University of Idaho students, many Cougs headed home early as the investigation continues. The university is in full support of this decision.

"Travel together, eyes up," Jenkins said.

Scattered across the WSU campus, there are 35 blue light emergency phones that any student can pick up if they need to report something.

If you feel in danger or like something isn't right, Chief Jenkins urges you to give them a call.

He says he'd rather receive 100 calls that turn out to be nothing than no call about something serious.

[richardstephens]

The Coroner and Chief of Police are rather spectacular in that I have never seen that level of incompetence and the ''officials'' allowed to remain in position. But, that's Idaho for ya.

[WalkiTalki]

If elected officials can't or won't provide public safety it is up to the students and their families to do it themselves. Hopefully if this migration out of school has a large enough effect on the school they can put some of the tuition to good use by charging Inslee for not providing a safe environment for the students. Some of the murder victims of the occupation in Seattle have won damages for dereliction of duties of law enforcement. Even if the school doesn't actually have concern for the safety of the students, I am sure they want to see them live long enough to pay tuition. Reimaging law enforcement in not Inslee's job and he is failing at attempting to do so.