The Whitewater Police Department released on Thursday, June 10, the following information:
On Friday, June 4, at 9:21 p.m., the City of Whitewater Police Department received a 9-1-1 call. Officers were dispatched to the apartments located within the 300 block of N. Tratt Street after receiving a report of a subject who had “just shot himself.”
Upon arrival, officers located a 23-year-old male with a single gunshot wound. He was not breathing and did not have a pulse. The male was identified as Zachary Wasendorf of Whitewater. No others were injured during this incident.
One firearm was recovered at the scene, which was legally owned and possessed. The Whitewater Police Department investigation reveals the incident appears to be accidental and self-inflicted.
Local Emergency Medical Services, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department and the Walworth County Medical Examiner assisted in the incident. The investigation is still ongoing with the medical examiner’s office.
According to the Whitewater Police Department, no additional information is being released at this time.
According to information released on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater website, Wasendorf was a student at the university pursuing a major in political science and a minor in leadership and military science. He was serving as a sergeant in the Wisconsin National Guard and was an active member in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
In honor of his memory, the website stated, flags at the university will be flown at half-mast on Thursday.
Counseling services have been made available to fellow students and university staff members.
A public gathering will be held Thursday, June 10, at Gunderson West Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, between 4 and 7 p.m., according to the website.
Military funeral honors by the Wisconsin Army National Guard will take place at 6 p.m.
The full announcement, including an obituary, is found here: https://announcements.uww.edu/Announcement/Details/17229.
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