After the Geneseo Murder-suicide, classes at State University College of Geneseo go back to normal on Tuesday. However the incident left the community at the upstate village to grieve and disbelief with the sudden deaths of the students.
According to Democrat and Chronicle, the murder-suicide had been the talk in the main street and every neighborhood of the small town, giving a shock to the locals. The tragic incident involves the death of the three students from the State University College of Geneseo.
Deeply upset from break up, Colin Kingston, 24 went to his ex-girlfriend's off-campus home on Sunday. Kingston murdered Kelsey Annese, 21 of Webster and fellow student, Matthew Hutchinson, 24 of North Vancouver, British Columbia by stabbing both students to death and apparently ended his own life. Police reported, Kingston was distraught after he and Annese ended their three year relationship.
A former student of SUNY, Kingston took his own life after he confessed his crime to his father and his plan to kill himself, NY Daily News reported. Denise Battles, the President of SUNY said, "The incident marked a profoundly sad day for all of us at SUNY Geneseo as we begin to mourn these heartbreaking deaths. Classes will begin tomorrow as planned." She also added, "We think our students will be comforted by keeping as much stability in their lives as possible, even during a difficult period of mourning."
Annese was on the SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team and teammates also lived in rented rooms within the house, while Hutchinson plays for the college's hockey team. Kingston attended SUNY Geneseo until 2013, but did not make it graduate.
According CTV News, the University officials did cancel the Geneseo Knights men's and women's basketball games scheduled for Tuesday night. They also announced a memorial ceremony on Wednesday and also made counselors available to students and lowered flags to half staff at the public school's College Circle.
The SUNY President once again reached her condolences to the families and friends of the deceased students. "It will likely be very difficult for many to face the new semester with this tragedy on their minds," Battles said.
