Just Trying to Make a Living: Uber Eats Delivery Turns Tragic

Portland, OR—On the night of December 17, 2020, Kelley Marie Smith and her husband, Raymond, were going about what they thought would be a typical evening. Like many during the pandemic, the couple struggled to make ends meet by delivering food for Uber Eats, doing whatever it took to survive.

“My wife does Uber Eats to help supplement our income,” Raymond told KOIN 6 News. “I’m unemployed at this particular time because of this pandemic, so I go with her.”

According to the FBI, after completing their last delivery, they were driving through the Eliot neighborhood near Dawson Park in North Portland when gunfire erupted, shattering their world.

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