Authorities are investigating the deaths of two students at UW-Platteville.
Few details have been made available about the incident that led to the deaths of 22-year-old Kelsie Martin and 22-year-old Hallie Helms. Police say that there is not an ongoing threat to others. – Details are limited on an incident that led to a shelter in place order at UW-Platteville yesterday afternoon. Campus safety officials sent out the alert shortly before 4:30 p.m.
The order was lifted a short time later and the Grant County coroner was called to a student residence hall. Since then, university leaders have cancelled final exams for the week and have offered counseling services for students. Campus Police Chief Joe Hallman has said one person was transported from a residence hall to a nearby hospital and no one is in custody but no other information has been made available so far.
