College gymnast from Plainfield shot, killed in Wisconsin

Kara Welsh, 21, a national champion and two-time All-American gymnast, was shot to death Friday in Whitewater, Wisconsin, after an altercation with a man. The man has been arrested and charged.

A Plainfield woman was shot to death Friday near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus where she was a student. A man has been charged in her death.

Kara Welsh, 21, who was a national champion and two-time All-American gymnast, was days from starting her senior year.

“To put into words the impact Kara had on the Warhawk community is impossible,” her coach Jen Regan said in a statement. “A powerful athlete, dedicated teammate, and the light in everyone’s dark days, Kara truly lifted each and every one of us up in her time as a Warhawk gymnast. There are no words to describe the void we all feel in our hearts, but Kara’s legacy will live on through Warhawk gymnastics forever.”