Qualeisha Barnes, also known by the stage name Siditty.Credit : Siditty/Instagram

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The Atlanta Police Department responded to a fatal shooting on Wednesday, April 8
Qualeisha Barnes, known as Siditty, was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of her death, according to her family
Barnes was a rapper and nursing student who lived in Atlanta for nearly a decade

A woman’s killing in Atlanta has left a Detroit family grieving.

Qualeisha Barnes, who was known by her stage name, Siditty, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 8, PEOPLE can confirm.

The Atlanta Police Department said in a news release that officers were called to the scene at around 1:23 a.m. local time, where they found an “adult female inside of her vehicle, unresponsive, with multiple gunshot wounds.”

The victim was “pronounced deceased on scene by EMS services,” according to the police.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to PEOPLE that the victim in the shooting was 36-year-old Barnes.

In an interview with 11Alive, Barnes’s family also identified her as the victim of the shooting. Her mother, Francine Lopez-Stewart, revealed that Barnes was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.

Qualeisha Barnes, known by the stage name Siditty, was identified by her family as the victim of an Atlanta homicide.Siditty/Instagram

Lopez-Stewart told 11Alive that she believes more than one person was involved in her daughter’s death and wants to see them brought to justice.

“If you instigate something that causes a murder, then you need some kind of, I mean, you need something. I think you need to go to jail too,” she said, per the outlet.

An investigation into the fatal shooting is ongoing.

PEOPLE has reached out to the Atlanta Police Department for additional details about the case.

Qualeisha Barnes, also known as Siditty, was shot and killed in Atlanta on April 8.Siditty/Instagram

Barnes’s family said she’d been living in the Atlanta area for nearly a decade before the incident. She was balancing a rap career with studying to become a nurse.

“She made the dean’s list. She had, like, two more semesters to go. She was so proud of herself, and we were so proud of her,” Lopez-Stewart said.

Barnes’s sister, Shatara Davis, was emotional when speaking to 11Alive. She said, “I know her as Qualeisha. I know her as LeLe. I know her as we, in the same house, in the same bed. That’s what I know her as. All that friend stuff, I don’t care about none of that. That was my sister. That was my baby.”

Similarly, Barnes’s mom shared, “Generally, if you met LeLe, you instantly loved her and she was such a jokester. She liked to laugh, and she was always cracking jokes on me.”