Police respond to ‘isolated incident’ at University of Wisconsin-Platteville residence hall

PLATTEVILLE, Wis., (CIVIC MEDIA) — Authorities are investigating after an incident that occurred at a resident hall on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus on Monday afternoon.

Details about the incident are still unclear, but Platteville police confirmed that officers responded to the event at Wilgus Hall.  

UW-Platteville police and UW-Platteville communications officials said that the event was an “isolated incident” and there is no threat on campus.

Earlier in the afternoon, university officials issued three shelter-in-place alerts. A UW-Platteville employee reported that three alerts were sent by the university around 4:30 p.m. The first reported an emergency on campus and asked people to avoid campus or shelter in place. A second alert came moments later, advising individuals to avoid Wilgus Hall. The third alert continued to urge people to shelter in place and avoid the school.

UW-Platteville officials posted a message on the university’s website acknowledging the incident occurred.

“The incident on campus today created a great deal of stress for students, faculty and staff. In light of that stress, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will cancel all remaining final exams and scheduled assessments through the end of the week. Specific questions or concerns can be addressed to your faculty member, and the college deans are available to answer questions,” the message said. 

Officials said that the campus will remain open and that students could receive counseling through Mantra’s Care Hub and University Counseling.

Gov. Tony Evers tweeted Monday evening that he had been briefed on the situation and would remain in contact with university officials.

I’ve been briefed on the situation at UW-Platteville, and we will continue to remain in close contact with university officials.
 
As we await more information, please keep UW-Platteville students, faculty, staff, and the greater Platteville community in your thoughts.

— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) May 19, 2025

“As we await more information, please keep UW-Platteville students, faculty, staff, and the greater Platteville community in your thoughts,” he wrote.

Editor’s note: This is a developing story. This story will be updated as more details emerge. Stay tuned to Civic Media for continuing coverage.

Lucas Hunt, Jimmie Kaska and David Hyland contributed to this report.