Police Call Stabbing Death A Homicide

The stabbing death of a Riggins man is being investigated as a homicide, but no arrests have been made and few details have been disclosed.

James A. Schenck, 30, was pronounced dead at McCall Memorial Hospital early Thursday after suffering a single knife wound to the chest at his home.

Idaho County Undersheriff Jon Stroop said Friday that Schenck’s wife, Mary, had been ruled out as a suspect. But he would provide little other information.

“We’re not ruling out murder at this point,” Stroop said. “It’s a homicide until we can prove otherwise.”

Stroop said Schenck’s death did not appear to be the result of a fight. He would not say whether investigators had any suspects.

“It is a very peculiar case,” Stroop said. “There are some things about it - real questions - that we haven’t resolved yet and we’re going to keep working on it until we do resolve them. I have yet to investigate one like this one before. It’s a very interesting case because of the strange way things have evolved here.”