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Sun Sep 1, 2024, 11:33 PM Sep 2024

UW-Whitewater student, gymnastics champion Kara Welsh killed in shooting, man in custody [View all]

UW-Whitewater student, gymnastics champion Kara Welsh killed in shooting, man in custody

Jim Riccioli and Hope Karnopp
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published 10:13 p.m. CT Aug. 31, 2024 | Updated 4:45 p.m. CT Sept. 1, 2024

WHITEWATER - Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student and a national gymnastics champion, was shot and killed late Friday night. A 23-year-old suspect is in custody.

Welsh, who is from Plainfield, Illinois, was a member of the Warhawk gymnastics team, the university said in a statement. Last year, Welsh took the individual national title on vault at the NCAA Division III championships. She majored in management in the university's College of Business and Economics.

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