Chelsey Renee Payton, a 26-year-old Black/African American woman and mother of five, was killed in Beloit, Wisconsin, in the early morning hours of October 3, 2020. Around 2:00 a.m., after a gathering near the intersection of Park and Grand avenues, numerous shots were fired into a large crowd. Payton was struck and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. A 32-year-old man was also wounded; his injuries were not life-threatening and he was released after treatment.

Witnesses reported seeing a man firing into the crowd, but the Beloit Police Department has not publicly identified a suspect and no arrests have been announced. Payton’s family set up a GoFundMe to help support her children. Authorities say the investigation has been impeded by a culture of silence that has left several local homicide cases unsolved.

Does anyone have information about the shooting near Park and Grand avenues on October 3, 2020, or about the person seen firing into the crowd?