{"id":34413,"date":"2024-09-02T20:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=34413"},"modified":"2024-09-02T20:44:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:44:12","slug":"tragic-loss-national-collegiate-gymnastics-champion-kara-welsh-21-fatally-shot-near-wisconsin-whitewater-campus-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=34413","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Loss: National Collegiate Gymnastics Champion Kara Welsh, 21, Fatally Shot Near Wisconsin-Whitewater Campus \u2013 Suspect Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gymnast Kara Welsh from Plainfield, Ill
Aspire Gymnastics Academy \/ Facebook<\/p>\n

Authorities arrested a suspect this weekend in the fatal shooting of Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old gymnast from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, at an off-campus apartment.<\/p>\n

Police reported that a 23-year-old man allegedly shot Kara Welsh, who won an individual national title on the vault for the gymnastics team last year, multiple times at an apartment just a block from the university\u2019s main campus on Friday.<\/p>\n

The New York Post reports<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Police have not released the name of the suspect, but they said they believe she knew him.<\/p>\n

The nature of their relationship was not clear.<\/p>\n

Police said officers arrived just before midnight Friday and found Welsh dead with multiple gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso present in the apartment was a 23-year-old male who was known to the deceased female,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough investigation, it was determined that leading up to the shooting, an altercation had occurred between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to the shooting, the two engaged in a physical altercation inside the apartment.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater<\/p>\n

The suspect now faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, and disorderly conduct while armed, according to a subsequent police statement. The investigation remains ongoing, they added.<\/p>\n

Heading into her senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Welsh was a management major and a member of the school\u2019s Warhawk gymnastics team.<\/p>\n

University Chancellor Corey King informed students and faculty of Welsh\u2019s death in a message on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cKara Welsh, age 21, from Plainfield, Illinois, died in a shooting off campus on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cKara was majoring in management in our College of Business and Economics and was a standout member of the Warhawk gymnastics team, winning an individual national title on the vault in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the news of Kara\u2019s death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a time when we are all called upon to support one another, to process, and to grieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Message from Chancellor King<\/p>\n

He also mentioned that counseling services would be provided to UW-Whitewater students, faculty, and staff to support them during this difficult time. Additionally, the school\u2019s flag will be flown at half-staff on September 3, the start of the fall semester, in honor of Welsh\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n

In support of her family, a GoFundMe<\/a> page has been established to assist her parents, Nancy and Tom Welsh, and her sister, Kaeli, during this tragic time.<\/p>\n

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