Two students dead in suspected murder-suicide at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Two pistillate students person died successful a suspected murder-suicide astatine a residence hallway astatine the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

A spokesperson with the assemblage confirmed with Fox News Digital that Kelsie Martin and Hallie Helms, some 22, were recovered with gunshot wounds astatine Wilgus Hall, a pupil residence hall, successful what authorities judge to beryllium a murder-suicide astatine astir 4 p.m. section clip connected Monday, May 19.

Helms, an simple acquisition major, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. Martin, a science large and adjunct nonmigratory director, was transported to Southwest Health, and past flown to UW Hospital, wherever she aboriginal died.

A preliminary autopsy recovered that Martin was determined to person died by gunshot wound, and Helms died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the schoolhouse said, noting that "all indications astatine this clip from the preliminary autopsy suggest a murder-suicide."

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Students permission with their belongings from Wilgus Hall aft a shooting astatine the University of Wisconsin-Platteville connected Monday, May 19, 2025. (Mark Hoffman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

The university's constabulary arrived astatine the country pursuing a telephone for a "disturbance." Photos pursuing the incidental captured assemblage students being escorted retired of the residence halls arsenic constabulary investigated the incident.

The schoolhouse said that "no different subjects are suspected to person been progressive successful the incident."

The assemblage canceled last exams for the remainder of the week. Counseling is being offered to the field community, and a toll-free affectional enactment enactment is disposable astatine (844)602-6680 oregon (720)272-0004.

Personnel from the Wisconsin State Crime Lab are shown astatine Wilgus Hall aft a shooting astatine the University of Wisconsin-Platteville connected Monday, May 19, 2025. (Mark Hoffman/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Helms graduated magna cum laude with a grade successful simple education, and Martin graduated summa cum laude with a grade successful science connected Saturday, May 17, according to the university's graduation program.

Helms was from Baraboo, Wisconsin, and transferred to UW-Plateville successful the outpouring of 2023 aft attending UW-Baraboo.

Martin was from Beloit, Wisconsin, and had served arsenic an adjunct nonmigratory manager connected field for the past 3 years, according to a "Student Staff Spotlight" posted by the assemblage residence beingness bureau connected Facebook.

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Students hold to beryllium escorted to their dorms to stitchery their belongings from Wilgus Hall pursuing an exigency incidental astatine the University of Wisconsin-Platteville connected May 19, 2025. (Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

The assemblage said successful a Facebook connection connected Tuesday, "Thank you to each who person reached retired to america done messages and offered to enactment successful truthful galore meaningful ways. We are overwhelmed by your kindness." 

"We are a adjacent community, and this outpouring of attraction is simply a almighty reminder of who we are. We bash not instrumentality it for granted. #PioneerStrong," they added.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wrote connected Facebook, "I've been briefed connected the concern astatine UW-Platteville, and we volition proceed to stay successful adjacent interaction with assemblage officials. As we await much information, delight keep UW-Platteville students, faculty, staff, and the greater Platteville assemblage successful your thoughts."

The UW-Platteville Police Department declined to remark connected the incident, referring Fox News Digital to the university's statement.