On July 29, 2024, 36-year-old Orelia Lia Anderson was shot and killed at Cardosa Village Apartments in south Sacramento. Anderson had worked at the complex since 2019 and became resident manager in 2020; the complex houses people with psychiatric disabilities and their children. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says Anderson was shot multiple times after a dispute with 66-year-old resident Leslie Weikert.

Weikert reportedly left the scene and was later arrested that evening on suspicion of homicide, booked into Sacramento County Main Jail without bail and charged with murder; he had no prior criminal record and was scheduled to appear in court on July 31, 2024. Retirement Housing Foundation, staff and residents were offered grief counseling, and community members including Anderson’s sorority sisters held a candlelight vigil. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses.

If anyone knew Anderson or has information about the dispute that led to this shooting, please come forward.