Davenport man sentenced to 25 years for shooting that killed woman at George Floyd protest
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A Davenport man charged with killing a woman as she left a 2020 protest against racial injustice has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Italia Kelly, 22, was shot on May 31, 2020, in a Davenport Walmart parking lot as she left a protest in the wake of George Floyd's death. Kelly was getting into a friend's car around 11:20 p.m. when she was shot in the back. She died 30 minutes later at a local hospital.
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Parker Belz, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in her death. In October he pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted murder as part of a plea agreement.
Belz was sentenced Jan. 12 to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $150,000 to Kelly's family.
Philip Joens covers breaking news for The Des Moines Register. He can be reached at 515-443-3347 at pjoens@registermedia.com or on Twitter @Philip_Joens.
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