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Man accused of killing Plainfield college student claims self defense

Man accused of killing Plainfield college student claims self defense
Man accused of killing Plainfield college student claims self defense 00:27

CHICAGO (CBS) — The man accused of killing a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student now says she grabbed a gun first. 

Kara Welsh, of Plainfield, was killed at an off-campus apartment building after getting into an argument with her boyfriend, 23-year-old Chad Richards. 

Richards told investigators Welsh first grabbed a gun from the nightstand. 

Richards says he wrestled it away and then shot her because he feared for his life. 

He is currently being held on a $1 million bond. 

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