The Atlanta music community is in mourning following the death of rapper Siditty, whose real name was Qualeisha Barnes, after she was shot and killed in the early hours of Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Police were called to the scene at approximately 1:20 a.m., where they found Barnes inside her vehicle, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Evidence gathered at the scene indicates that the shots were fired from outside the car — a detail that investigators are now working to piece together as they reconstruct the exact sequence of events.
Barnes was 36 years old and originally from Detroit, having made Atlanta her home in recent years. In the hours following her death, her family revealed a heartbreaking detail that deepened the grief surrounding the tragedy — she was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of her killing.
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Those who knew Qualeisha Barnes knew that music was only one dimension of who she was. Beyond the mic, she was a woman with a plan — enrolled in nursing school and just a few semesters away from completing her qualification. She was building a future, on multiple fronts, when her life was cut short.
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That duality — the rapper and the aspiring nurse, the artist and the student, the woman carrying new life — makes her loss all the more profound for those left behind.
For now, no suspect has been officially identified. Atlanta authorities have confirmed that the investigation remains active and ongoing, with detectives continuing to gather evidence and pursue leads.
Qualeisha Barnes was 36 years old. She leaves behind a community still searching for answers — and a story that deserved a very different ending.