A Missouri teen’s sleepover turned into a nightmare when 16-year-old Traelynn Sibley was shot and killed while fixing her friend’s hair earlier this month, prosecutors say.
According to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Traelynn, a Grandview High School student just days away from starting her junior year, was killed on Aug. 9 when 21-year-old Bailey Lewis allegedly opened fire on a home in the 3600 block of Norton Avenue.
Investigators believe Lewis was targeting someone else inside the home after a falling out months earlier, but Traelynn was struck in the throat as bullets tore through the walls and windows. Detectives described finding extensive damage to the house, bullet fragments inside and out, and “a large amount of apparent blood leading from the living room to the bathroom area.”
Traelynn had been staying overnight at the home with friends. Witnesses told police that she and another girl were sitting at a vanity near the front door, doing each other’s hair, when gunfire erupted. A toddler and several others were also inside the home but were not injured.
Court documents say Lewis allegedly drove past the house while firing, and her 2025 Hyundai Elantra was identified on surveillance video at the scene. Prosecutors revealed that Lewis had a long-standing feud with someone in the home, claiming they had “let her get jumped” during a fight at a gas station months earlier and accusing them of theft — allegations the person has denied.
Lewis has also been linked to another shooting that occurred just 15 minutes earlier at a nearby apartment complex, police say.
She has been charged with second-degree felony murder, multiple counts of accessory to armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. Lewis is currently being held at the Jackson County Detention Center on a $400,000 bond as the investigation continues.
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