Overview

• Traelynn Sibley, 16, was shot in the throat inside a Kansas City home during an Aug. 9 sleepover while fixing a friend’s hair near the front door.
• Jackson County prosecutors charged Bailey Lewis, 21, with second-degree murder, three counts of accessory armed criminal action, and two counts of accessory unlawful use of a weapon.
• Investigators say surveillance showed a 2025 Hyundai Elantra linked to Lewis at the home, with the same car captured at another shooting about 15 minutes earlier.
• Authorities allege the gunfire targeted a former friend who lived at the address following a months‑old dispute, not the teenager who was killed.
• Police arrested Lewis in Independence, Missouri, on Aug. 28, and the victim’s mother has since launched a petition calling for stronger policing and firearm enforcement.