Qualeisha Barnes, 36, was shot to death in Atlanta in the early hours of April 8, 2026. Police found her unresponsive inside her white Range Rover Sport on Springside Place SE after responding to a 1:23 a.m. call; she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. A resident reported hearing several gunshots followed by a car speeding away. Investigators say an unknown assailant fired numerous rounds into the vehicle from the outside before fleeing.

Barnes was fourteen weeks pregnant at the time, a fact that the reporting describes as making this a double homicide. A Detroit native who had lived in Atlanta nearly a decade, she performed in the hip-hop community as the rapper Siditty, was a nursing student two semesters from completing her degree with dean’s list recognition, and ran an online retail business. The Atlanta Police Department has not identified any suspects or made arrests; investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and tracking her movements before the shooting. Her family believes she was intentionally targeted and says she may have been set up. Anyone with information is asked to come forward.