Aleeka Qualls, 19, was fatally shot inside her Klamath Falls, Oregon, home on June 29, 2024. A descendant of the Klamath Tribes and preparing to attend college in Sacramento to study make-up and real estate, she was described by family as sweet, quiet, and very positive. Her 14-year-old sister, Zion Qualls, was also killed in the same attack.

Their father, Tashka Qualls, found a man hiding in the bedroom and officers were called just before 8 a.m. Responding police heard gunfire and entered, finding both girls wounded; one was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died after transport to a hospital. Investigators say the assailant first tried to shoot the father; the handgun reportedly failed to fire before the shooter turned it on the sisters. Authorities were looking into whether a sexual assault had occurred.

A suspect was arrested at the scene and charged in connection with the shooting. The Klamath Tribes issued a statement of mourning and linked the killings to the wider crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. If anyone knew Aleeka, Zion, or has information about that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.