Kelly Wing Schmidt was 39 and a mother of five when she was shot and killed on the morning of April 17, 2009, in the driveway of the Grand Chute home she once shared with her estranged husband, Scott Schmidt. Kelly died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head.

Kelly’s mother, Barbara Wing, was at the scene and was shot and wounded while trying to intervene; two of Kelly and Scott’s children were inside the house at the time but were not physically harmed. An Appleton police officer arrived quickly, at which point Scott dropped the weapon and was taken into custody.

Scott Schmidt, an off-duty Appleton fire lieutenant at the time, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree homicide. At trial the jury rejected his provocation defense and found him guilty; he was sentenced to life in prison with parole not possible until 2050. The trial was moved to another county and the case drew broad media attention. Anyone who knew Kelly or has information about that day is asked to come forward.