UW-Platteville Deaths: What We Know After Student Bodies Found on Ca mpus

 

Wisconsin police declared an emergency at University of Wisconsin (UW) Platteville after two students died in what is currently being called a "targeted and isolated" incident. https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Students at UW-Platteville were put under a shelter-in-place order between 4:00 and 5:00 pm on May 19, and told to avoid the residential building Wilgus Hall. https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Details are still sparse around the incident, but police revealed that the deceased students have been named as Kelsie Martin and Hallie Helms. Both students were 22 years old. A spokesperson for the Platteville police department told Newsweek that they have no further information at this time. flashing lights Shown are the lights of a police vehicle in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. This image is not from the incident at UW Platteville. Matt Rourke/AP Photo The Context This is the third incident of this kind at a state university in a little over a month, after a gunman opened fire at the University of Florida in mid-April, killing two and injuring six, and another shooter injured someone at the University of Illinois in late April. This incident also comes amid preparation for the Bryan Kohberger trial which is set to begin in August. He is accused of murdering four students off-campus at the University of Idaho.