The family of the suspect in the murder of four University of Idaho students has released a statement.

Bryan Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody Friday at the family’s home in Indian Mountain Lakes, Chestnuthill Township.

On Sunday, the Kohbergers released a statement through their son’s attorney, Monroe Chief Public Defender, Jason Allen LaBar.

“First and foremost we care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children,” the family said. “There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them.”

The family continued to say, “We will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family we will love and support our son and brother. We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote the presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions.”

Kohberger, a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and a felony count of burglary in connection with the deaths on Nov. 13.

The students - Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington - were members of the university’s Greek system and close friends. Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. Kernodle and Chapin were dating and he was visiting the house that night.

Autopsies showed all four were likely asleep when they were attacked. Some had defensive wounds and each was stabbed multiple times. There was no sign of sexual assault, police said.

Kohberger was a part-time security guard at Pleasant Valley School District from 2018-2021. He was a student at Pleasant Valley and Monroe Career and Technical Institute before earning at degree in psychology at Northampton Community College. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and masters in criminal justice from DeSales University.

Kohberger’s attorney said Saturday that he plans to waive extradition to face charges in Idaho.

His family concluded their statement, “We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering loss can move forward through the legal process.”