Teen Sisters Killed In Front Of Dad By Man Hiding In Their Home: Police

An Oregon tribal nation was rocked by the fatal shootings this week of two Black and Indigenous teenage sisters by a man hiding in their home.

Aleeka Qualls, 19, and her 14-year-old sister, Zion Qualls, were killed on the morning of June 29 at the Klamath Falls home where they lived with their father.

Police initially responded to a report that a man had been hiding in the family’s home and threatening them with a gun, according to a police press release .

When officers arrived at 8 a.m., they said they heard sounds of gunshots coming from inside the Qualls’ apartment. They rushed inside and arrested Elijah Albert Croy, 20.

One of the girls was declared dead at the scene, while the other died later at a hospital, police said.

Police said Croy had also attempted to kill the girls’ father, Tashka Qualls, but his gun jammed, ABC affiliate KDRV reported.

Authorities said that Croy admitted that he had fatally shot the girls after their father discovered him in a bedroom, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KDRV.

The Klamath Falls Police Department is also investigating whether Croy tried to sexually assault the girls, according to the outlet.

Croy was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, according to court documents obtained by HuffPost.

Spokespersons for the Klamath Falls Police Department and the Klamath County District Attorney’s Office were out of the office when contacted by HuffPost on Friday.

Tashka Qualls, a popular tattoo artist in Klamath Falls, thanked the community and the Klamath Tribes for their support in the wake of his daughters’ killings.

“There are no words to express how I feel about the loss of my