A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a national title-winning University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast near campus, police said.
Whitewater police said the suspect, identified only as a 23-year-old man who knew the victim, shot Kara Welsh, 21, following an altercation at a campus-area apartment late Friday.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Corey King announced Welsh’s death Saturday in a message to students, faculty and staff.
“We know the news of Kara’s death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community,” King said. “It is a time when we are all called upon to support one another, to process, and to grieve.”
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 a statement. Because his name has not been released, it was unclear whether he is still in…
