Teen Was Doing Friend’s Hair During Sleepover When Bullets Came Flying, Fatally Striking Her in Throat

Traelynn Sibley, 16, is being remembered as a “free spirit” and “spark of light” by friends and family

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  • Traelynn Sibley was shot in the throat while at her friend’s home on Aug. 9
  • Bailey Lewis has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting
  • Several others, including a toddler, were present in the home and witnessed the hail of bullets coming into the residence

A Missouri woman has been arrested weeks after a teenager was fatally shot while doing her friend’s hair during a sleepover.

Authorities responded to a shooting at the Kansas City, Mo., home on Aug. 9, where they found 16-year-old Traelynn Sibley suffering from a gunshot wound to her throat, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

Traelynn was not named in the statement, but has since been identified by the Gun Violence Archive and several news outlets including The Kansas City Star, KSHB and FOX 4KC…

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