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according to nbc chicago on august 31, police said that a college student at the university of wisconsin-whitewater was shot and killed in his dormitory late at night on august 30 local time.

the report said the deceased was 21-year-old kara welsh, a student at the school from the chicago area. she was a gymnast and won the individual vaulting championship at the 2023 us college gymnastics championships.

police said that at around 11:54 p.m. on august 30, when police received a report and rushed to a student apartment, they found welsh with multiple gunshot wounds. on august 31, a 23-year-old man was detained by police, and his name has not yet been released by the authorities. the suspect is currently being held in the walworth county jail and faces multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, and disturbing the peace with a weapon.

the suspect reportedly shot wales several times, killing him on the spot. before the shooting, wales and the suspect had a physical altercation in the apartment. police believe wales knew the shooter, but the relationship between the two is unclear.

corey king, president of the university of wisconsin-whitewater, announced the news of wales' death in a message to faculty and students on the 31st. he said wales majored in management in the school of business and economics and was an outstanding member of the school's gymnastics team, and mentioned that wales won the u.s. college gymnastics vault championship in 2023. "we know that the news of kara's death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community," the president wrote in the message. "at this moment, we all need to support each other and face the grief together."

the report mentioned that the university of wisconsin-whitewater plans to start school on september 3.