An Illinois man was in the fatal shooting of a national gymnastics champion in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, police said.
An Illinois man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Kara Welsh, a national gymnastics champion, in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, police said.Welsh, a 21-year-old student from Plainfield , was killed Friday night, Whitewater police said. Chad Richards, 23, was charged Tuesday with first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety by the use of a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct while armed.
The investigation is ongoing and police have released no additional information.Welsh was a member of the Warhawk gymnastics team and last year she took the individual national title on vault at the NCAA Division III championships, the university said in a statement."We know the news of Kara's death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community.
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