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Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville students died in what officials said Monday was a “targeted and isolated” shooting on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two 22-year-old students, Kelsie Martin and Hallie Helms, were the only people involved in the incident at an on-campus residence hall, the university said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin, a psychology major and assistant resident director at Wilgus Hall, was airlifted to a University of Wisconsin hospital after she was found with a gunshot wound, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was later pronounced dead, the school said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A preliminary autopsy found that Helms, who lived at Wilgus Hall and was an elementary education major, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the school said in a statement Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helms was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement did not provide additional details about the nature of the shooting and asked for people with information to share it with the school’s police department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, UW-Platteville Police Chief Joe Hallman said that authorities quickly determined there was no ongoing threat after receiving a 911 call about an incident at Wilgus Hall shortly before 4 p.m. A shelter-in-place order was lifted just after 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Eric Sperduto, who lives in Wilgus Hall, told NBC affiliate WMTV of Madison that he saw two girls running from the building after 4 p.m. Monday. He also saw law enforcement in the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s just really sad and just sad to think about the families that are affected by this and people that were their friends and stuff that, I guess, that are students just like me that are changed now,\u201d Sperduto told the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Chancellor Tammy Evetovich mourned the loss of Martin, of Beloit, Wisconsin, and Helms, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, and said the well-being of their community was top of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease take the time to take care of yourself and others,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university, which has a student body of more than 6,000, canceled final exams and is offering counseling services this week for members of the community, according to the statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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