UW-PLATTEVILLE | MURDER-SUICIDE UW-Platteville police find little connection between victim and shooter in murder-suicide GEORGE WIEBE Aug 28, 2025 Aug 28, 2025 Updated Aug 28, 2025 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UW-Platteville police have found little to connect Kelsie Martin and the student who shot and killed her in a murder-suicide earlier this year.kAm|2CE:?[ aa[ 2 DEF56?E 9@FD:?8 C6D:56?E 25G:D6C[ H2D D9@E 2?5 <:==65 3J w2==:6 w6=>D[ 2=D@ aa[ D9@CE=J 367@C6 w6=>D EFC?65 E96 8F? @? 96CD6=7[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 dbg\A286 A@=:46 C6A@CE @3E2:?65 E9C@F89 2? @A6? 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UW-Platteville deaths being investigated as murder-suicide Final exams have been canceled for the remainder of the week, and counseling resources are available to the university community
Update: 2 students dead after ‘targeted and isolated’ incident, UW-Platteville says Police and UW-Platteville officials declined to say how the two died or provide other details on what happened.
