WSU Warned Campus, UI Didn’t

A series of fatal shootings Saturday in Moscow provoked different responses from universities on the Palouse, with one sending out alerts immediately. Washington State University Assistant Police Chief Steve Hansen said he made a call to send out a message to students, faculty and staff minutes after learning the suspect in a series of shootings made his way to Pullman. His message reached about 25,000 people by 3:46 p.m. - about 10 minutes after he initiated the WSU Alert System. The University of Idaho opted against a Vandal Alert notification and instead turned to social media to notify that police were responding to reported shootings, posting links to a news story on its Facebook and Twitter accounts about 4:10 p.m. The notifications were in response to police allegations that 29-year-old John Lee had shot four residents at three different locations in Moscow/ Elizabeth Rudd , Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Should the University of Idaho have warned students about the murder spree in Moscow, as WSU did?