Police were hunting for suspects involved in the killing of the two Indian students, who were killed on Friday night. The victims were identified as foreign exchange PhD students Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma and Kiran Kumar Allam. Early investigations indicated that the deaths came about as the result of a home invasion. Residents of the home expressed shock and horror at the event. Back home in India, grief-stricken relatives and friends of the Indian students expressed shock and horror over the merciless killing.