Laramie, Wyo. – Laramie Police said today that the deaths of three college students near the University of Wyoming campus early Sunday were a double murder and suicide.
The suspect in the killings, 20-year-old Justin Geiger, died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Geiger was a marketing major at the university.
Denver resident and UW nursing student Amber Carlson, 19, died from a single gunshot wound to the head. Adam Towler, a Laramie resident, died of multiple stab wounds to the chest.
The surviving victim, 19-year-old Anthony Klochak, sustained knife wounds during his encounter with the suspect.
Laramie Police spokesman Dale Stalder said an exact chronology of the events leading up to the deaths is still being determined.
“There was alcohol involved in this incident. To what extent it was a factor in the
incident, we don’t know,” Stalder said. “At this point, we don’t believe there was
other drug usage.”
The group was apparently having a small party when neighbors called
police after hearing Klochak yelling for help.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
