On June 29, 2024, two sisters in Klamath Falls, Oregon, were killed when an armed intruder was found hiding in their home. Fourteen-year-old Zion Qualls, a Black and Indigenous girl and descendant of the Klamath Tribes, died at the scene; her 19-year-old sister Aleeka was taken to a hospital and later died of her injuries. Their father encountered the man hiding in a bedroom and called police just before 8 a.m.; officers heard gunfire as they arrived and then arrested the suspect inside the house.

Twenty-year-old Elijah Albert Qinkade Croy was identified as the intruder. Croy reportedly first tried to shoot the girls’ father but the assembled Glock-style handgun failed to fire, and then shot the two sisters. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and unlawful use of a weapon, and was ordered to undergo a mental fitness evaluation. Authorities have not confirmed a motive and are investigating a possible attempted sexual assault.