A spokesperson for UW-Platteville has confirmed that two students are dead following a shooting on Monday afternoon. School officials said UW-Platteville Police responded to Wilgus Hall for a report of a disturbance. Once they arrived on scene, police said they found two women suffering from gunshot wounds. Officials report 22-year-old Kelsie Martin was taken to Southwest Health and then flown to UW Hospital by Med-Flight. Martin was pronounced dead at UW Hospital. UW-Platteville Police say preliminary autopsy findings show that Martin died from a gunshot wound. Officials said 22-year-old Hallie Helms was also found at the scene. A preliminary autopsy shows that Helms died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No one else is suspected to be involved in the incident.
