College Gymnast Kara Welsh Fatally Shot Near Wisconsin Campus
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The 21-year-old was a national title-winning athlete at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Authorities arrested a man in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old national title-winning gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Whitewater police said in a news release that Kara Welsh was shot multiple times by a 23-year-old man after a fight between the two at an apartment near campus late Friday.
Authorities have not released the name of the suspect, but police stated in the release that the man was “known to the deceased female.”
The suspect was taken to Walworth County Jail and booked on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety while armed and disorderly conduct while armed, police said in an updated news release.
HuffPost has reached out to Whitewater police and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for comment.