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Pregnant Rapper Siditty Found Fatally Shot in Atlanta as Police Open Homicide Probe

Relatives say the 36-year-old was 14 weeks pregnant, calling the attack targeted.

Overview

  • The artist, born Qualeisha Barnes, was found shot inside a white Range Rover on Springside Place after officers were dispatched around 1:23 a.m.
  • Police say someone fired into the SUV, and they are treating the killing as a homicide.
  • Investigators report no suspect, are retracing the vehicle’s movements, and are reviewing surveillance while asking for tips through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS.
  • Her family says she was 14 weeks pregnant and believes the attack was targeted, with unconfirmed claims she was shot in the face four times.
  • Barnes, a Detroit native who lived in Atlanta for about a decade, was a rising rapper, a nursing student who made the dean’s list, and the owner of an online boutique.