am I the only one that didn't know how quickly a tragedy can shake a community here's what happened in Whitewater Cara Welsh a 21-year-old gymnastics star at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater was tragically killed in a shooting on Friday night the Whitewater Police Department responded to an emergency call and found Welsh with multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment on W Whitewater Street a 23-year-old Man known to Welsh was present and taken into custody udw Whitewater Chancellor Cory King expressed deep condolences and announced that the university flag would be flown at half staff in Welsh's honor the suspect whose name hasn't been released faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide and is currently held at wallworth County Jail the incident has left the university community in mourning counseling services are available for students and staff affected by this tragedy the Whitewater Police Department urges anyone with information to come forward Cara Welsh's memory will forever remain in the hearts of those who knew her