PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Two women were killed in a shooting inside a dorm at the University of Wisconsin- Platteville. The 5,800-enrollment campus went into immediate lockdown. The victims:
> Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, a proctor at the dorm, who was graduating with an education degree.
> Hallie Helms, also 22, of Baraboo, who had planned to graduate in forensic science this summer.
The only official word, from Chancellor Tammy Evetovich, was vague – only that there had had been a “targeted and isolated” incident and to shelter in place.
Wilgus Hall. An old-style dorm with windowless central hallways and gang showers and bathrooms down the hall on each floor. Licensed for occupancy by 230 students. Built 1963.
Platteville profile
The city, population 11,800, is the largest city in Wisconsin’s extreme southwest corner. Historically it was a mining area. The university originally was the Wisconsin Mining Trade School, whch explains the giant “M” on a hillside. Among the University of Wisconsin system’s 13 four-year campuses. UW-Platteville is the 10h largest.