Police apprehended a 23-year-old man as the prime suspect in the ki*ling of Kara Welsh. The people on the internet have run with the narrative that this man was her boyfriend or ex-boyfriend.
Key Takeaways
- On August 30th, Kara Welsh passed away after sustaining multiple gunsh*t wounds.
- The police apprehended a 23-year-old man as the prime suspect. People have been speculating that this man was Kara’s boyfriend although no confirmation has been made. Still, the man reportedly knew Kara Welsh.
- There was apparently an altercation between the two before the shooting.
Kara Welsh, a gymnast for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has passed away after sustaining multiple gunsh*t wounds.
In an August 31 release, local police have said that officers responded to a report regarding a person who had sustained gun injury and found ‘a deceased 21-year-old who had sustained multiple gunsh*t wounds’.
At this time, the body was not yet identified as Kara Welsh.
However, in another release, the body was identified as Kara Welsh of Plainfield, Illinois.
Furthermore, Whitewater Police also reported that they had apprehended a 23-year-old male suspect and had confined him in Walworth County Jail.
There has been speculation that the 23-year-old man was her ex-boyfriend or a current boyfriend.
Although the 23-year-old’s name and description have not been released by the police, people have run with the narrative that the man was Kara’s partner.
On a post made by ABC Chicago 7 reporting the crime, one commenter on Facebook asked who Kara Welsh’s k*ller was, to which another commenter replied,
ex boyfriend
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Furthermore, on the police report, it was stated that the apprehended man and Kara Welsh knew each other.
This led to further speculation that it was someone close to her.
Another commenter, stating this fact, commented,
She knew him- what’s the story!? Creepy stalker , ex or both?
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In another post by CNN, a commentator asked why the name of the suspected perpetrator was not released, to which someone replied that it most likely was someone known to her, perhaps a boyfriend who ‘could not take no for an answer’.
someone known to her. We will find out it was a boyfriend or a man who could not take no for an answer. Way too many of those.
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The exact same sentiment was echoed by another commenter on the same post.
23 old male known to Welsh, he was probably either an ex or someone that didn’t want to take no for an answer.
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We offer our deepest condolences to Kara’s family, friends and teammates at @UWWGymnastics. pic.twitter.com/5XsUEway2n
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) September 1, 2024
This narrative is further supported by the fact that the police report discloses that the duo, Kara Welsh and the 23-year-old man, were in an altercation before the violence took place.
The altercation reflects a misunderstanding between the duo, which ultimately may have led the 23-year-old to murd*r Kara Welsh.
However, as said before, the police have not revealed the identity of the apprehended suspect, and the rumors that he is Kara Welsh’s boyfriend are just that– rumors.
Local residents and the general public will have to await official statements from the police or Kara’s family regarding the identity of the suspect.
The police department has said that charges of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety by the use of a dangerous weapon, and disorderly conduct while armed against the apprehended 23-year-old are being forwarded to the Walworth County District Attorney’s Office.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Kara Welsh was majoring in management at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s College of Business and Economics.
- Kara was an outstanding gymnast, winning an individual national title on the vault in 2023.
