Overview
- The victim, 32-year-old Kiana Pliska, was found with multiple gunshot wounds after a custody exchange outside a St. Francis apartment and died of her injuries following the July 16 shooting.
- Randall Alexander Lenyard Sr. was arrested July 17 and charged with first-degree intentional homicide and stalking, and he made an initial court appearance the week of July 22.
- A witness told police the shooter fired first from a vehicle then walked around and shot the woman again before fleeing in a blue sedan with a child in the back seat.
- The criminal complaint says Lenyard admitted to family and to police that he shot Pliska and that he texted his sister “I shot her” after the shooting.
- Court records detail months of alleged stalking, including an AirTag found on Pliska’s car, prior threats and an assault claim, and critics say the case shows how custody exchanges and gaps in protective orders can leave victims vulnerable.