NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old man, Chad Richards, has been charged with first-degree intentional murder within the deadly capturing of Kara Welsh, a 21-year-old nationwide gymnastics champion.
The incident occurred in Richards’ condo close to the College of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Aug. 30.
In response to the felony grievance, Welsh suffered a number of gunshot wounds following an altercation.Richards referred to as 911, and Welsh was present in a pool of blood.
He instructed investigators that in an argument, “Welsh grabbed his gun from a nightstand. Richards stated he wrestled the gun away and shot Welsh as a result of he ‘feared for his life,'” as acknowledged within the grievance.
Investigators discovered a handgun and shell casings on the condo flooring, and Richards was later arrested. He knowledgeable investigators that Welsh was his girlfriend. Richards, who’s from Loves Park, Illinois, was listed on the College of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2021-22 wrestling workforce roster.
Welsh, a local of Plainfield, Illinois, was a administration main within the college’s Faculty of Enterprise and Economics. She was additionally a member of the Warhawk gymnastics workforce and had received the person nationwide title on vault on the NCAA Division III championships the earlier yr.
Richards made an preliminary look through video in Walworth County Court docket on Friday. His lawyer, Gibson Hatch, couldn’t be reached for remark by the Related Press.
Richards is being held on a $1 million bond, along with his preliminary listening to scheduled for Oct. 28.
The incident occurred in Richards’ condo close to the College of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Aug. 30.
In response to the felony grievance, Welsh suffered a number of gunshot wounds following an altercation.Richards referred to as 911, and Welsh was present in a pool of blood.
He instructed investigators that in an argument, “Welsh grabbed his gun from a nightstand. Richards stated he wrestled the gun away and shot Welsh as a result of he ‘feared for his life,'” as acknowledged within the grievance.
Investigators discovered a handgun and shell casings on the condo flooring, and Richards was later arrested. He knowledgeable investigators that Welsh was his girlfriend. Richards, who’s from Loves Park, Illinois, was listed on the College of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2021-22 wrestling workforce roster.
Welsh, a local of Plainfield, Illinois, was a administration main within the college’s Faculty of Enterprise and Economics. She was additionally a member of the Warhawk gymnastics workforce and had received the person nationwide title on vault on the NCAA Division III championships the earlier yr.
Richards made an preliminary look through video in Walworth County Court docket on Friday. His lawyer, Gibson Hatch, couldn’t be reached for remark by the Related Press.
Richards is being held on a $1 million bond, along with his preliminary listening to scheduled for Oct. 28.