Suspect arrested in killing of gymnastics champion from Plainfield, IL

Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old student who was majoring in management at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was gunned down Friday night, according to Whitewater, WI police.

Welsh, who was from Plainfield, 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.

The suspect, a 23-year old male was taken into custody at the scene and is being held at the Walworth County Jail.

Whitewater police
have asked the Walworth County District Attorney’s Office to consider
charging the suspect 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.