On the night of May 31, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa, 22-year-old biracial woman Italia Marie Kelly was fatally shot while getting into a vehicle after leaving a protest. She had finished a restaurant shift earlier that day and joined the demonstration following George Floyd’s death. Kelly was struck in the back; the bullet passed through her shoulder and chest, and she was pronounced dead at a local hospital after resuscitation efforts failed.

Investigators arrested 21-year-old Parker M. Belz in connection with the shooting. Kelly’s family said they knew Belz through Italia’s younger sister. The criminal complaint alleged Belz acted with premeditation, malice aforethought, and intent to kill when he fired the shot that hit Kelly.

Italia’s family remembered her as vibrant and cheerful and committed to standing up for her beliefs. Does anyone who was at the protest or who knew Italia or her family have information that could help clarify what happened that night?