Details released after 2 dead in shooting at Rexburg Motel 6

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) - UPDATE 3/14/22: The Rexburg Police Department has released more information regarding a shooting incident over the weekend.

On Saturday at approximately 5:33 a.m., Madison County Dispatch received 911 calls from Motel 6 located at 1360 South 12th West in Rexburg.

The calls reported gunfire coming from a guest's room on the bottom floor of the building.

One reporting party advised a bullet came through their motel room wall.

Officers located the room where the gunshots came from, and police attempted to contact the room multiple times while additional officers began to evacuate other guests.

Officers also requested a bus from Madison School District #321 due to the current cold weather conditions to assist in the evacuation and placing of motel guests until officers could verify there was no longer a threat.

The Rexburg SWAT team was activated and responded to the scene where they made entry into the motel room in question. Police located two adults, a male and a female, who were deceased and had sustained gunshot wounds to the head.

Throughout the investigation, police say it appears the male, identified as 49-year-old Jason Jespersen, shot and killed his wife, 37-year-old Iliana Jespersen, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life.

Police have determined throughout the investigation that both Jason and Iliana were married and visiting Rexburg from Arizona.

Police are continuing the investigation and say this is being considered a murder-suicide.

Rexburg Police Asst. Chief Gary Hagen said families of both victims have been notified.

ORIGINAL: Two people were found dead after a shooting at the Motel 6 in Rexburg Saturday morning.

Law enforcement officers and medical first responders were called to the scene on 12th West at 5:33 a.m. after receiving reports of gunshots at the Rexburg Motel 6.

Police and SWAT teams evacuated the building and tried to make contact with the people in the room.

Rexburg Police say there is no danger to the public at this time and believe this was an isolated incident.

This is still an active investigation and more information will be released later.

The people that were evacuated were waiting in a school bus while the police investigated.

They will be allowed back into their rooms to get their belongings before being moved to a different location.