U. Idaho Assistant Professor Ernesto Bustamente was found dead in a hotel room at around 7:45 a.m. today in Moscow, Idaho. Police had been searching for him as a suspect in the shooting of a 22-year-old female student which resulted in her death.

News reports indicate Bustamente died of an apparent self-inflicted gun wound.

The woman has been identified as 22-year-old Katy Benoit, of Boise. She was a psychology graduate student at U. Idaho this semester. She was found dead near the UI campus around 9 p.m. Monday night. KTVB reported police have confirmed she is from the Boise area.

Bustamente was listed as an associate professor of psychology and communications on the university’s website. The webpage containing that information has been taken down.

One comment describing Bustamente on the popular website RateMyProfessor.com had said, “No doubt, bustamante is HOT. Also walking the line between genius and insanity. He’s totally nuts but knows his sh*t. He is easily distracted and can drone on about one subject forever. When I took the class it was pretty easy and I learned a lot but I’ve heard it’s sometimes really hard depending on his mood.I’d recommend it-his TA’s were cute too.”