Topline: Prosecutors allege the fatal shooting stemmed from a personal dispute and that the suspect’s vehicle was caught on surveillance.
Published: September 2, 2025 8:00 am ET
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Bailey Lewis, left, (via Jackson County Sheriff's Office) and Traelynn Sibley (Change.org).
KANSAS CITY, MO — A Kansas City woman is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a teenage girl earlier this month.
Bailey Lewis, 21, has been charged with second-degree felony murder, three counts of accessory armed criminal action, and two counts of accessory unlawful use of a weapon, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.
The charges stem from an August 9 shooting that killed a juvenile female inside a home in the 3600 block of Norton Avenue.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Kansas City police were dispatched to the residence shortly after 10 p.m., where they found the victim in the only bathroom of the home suffering from a gunshot wound to the throat. She had been helping a friend style her hair at a vanity near the front door when bullets began flying through the wall and windows. The girl fled to the bathroom, where she collapsed. She was transported to a hospital but did not survive.
Inside the home at the time were several other individuals, including two adult males playing video games, a toddler, and other young women. Their accounts were largely consistent, describing a typical evening disrupted suddenly by gunfire from outside. No one inside the home reported seeing the shooter or knowing who might have been targeting them.
Shell casings found at the scene were all 9mm and appeared to trace a pattern consistent with a moving shooter traveling southbound on the street. The home and a red Mazda parked in the driveway were riddled with bullets. Inside the residence, police also recovered an inoperable AR-style rifle, a 9mm Glock handgun under a pillow, live ammunition, and narcotics.
Surveillance footage and cellphone records played a key role in tying Lewis to the incident. Detectives reviewed multiple videos showing a gray Hyundai Elantra — registered to Lewis — speeding through the area as gunfire erupted. The same vehicle was then tracked via security footage making a series of turns before pulling into a gas station on East 31st Street.
There, cameras captured a masked female driver exiting the car. At the request of a gas station employee, she pulled down her face covering. Detectives later identified her as Bailey Lewis. Two witnesses who were inside the home during the shooting positively identified Lewis from surveillance images. Both women said they knew Lewis previously but had fallen out with her over various personal conflicts. One of them alleged that Lewis had once accused her of facilitating the theft of a firearm.
Investigators also connected the Elantra to another shooting that occurred approximately 15 minutes prior at a nearby apartment complex. That building shared a wall with someone known to the occupants of the Norton Avenue home. Shell casings recovered from both scenes matched ballistically, and surveillance video again showed the same gray Hyundai Elantra passing by the second location during the time of that shooting.
Cellphone records further supported Lewis’s alleged involvement. A court-approved warrant showed that her phone was present at both shooting scenes during the time the incidents occurred.
Lewis is currently being held on a $400,000 cash bond.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — A Kansas City woman is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a teenage girl earlier this month.
Bailey Lewis, 21, has been charged with second-degree felony murder, three counts of accessory armed criminal action, and two counts of accessory unlawful use of a weapon, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.
The charges stem from an August 9 shooting that killed a juvenile female inside a home in the 3600 block of Norton Avenue.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Kansas City police were dispatched to the residence shortly after 10 p.m., where they found the victim in the only bathroom of the home suffering from a gunshot wound to the throat. She had been helping a friend style her hair at a vanity near the front door when bullets began flying through the wall and windows. The girl fled to the bathroom, where she collapsed. She was transported to a hospital but did not survive.
Inside the home at the time were several other individuals, including two adult males playing video games, a toddler, and other young women. Their accounts were largely consistent, describing a typical evening disrupted suddenly by gunfire from outside. No one inside the home reported seeing the shooter or knowing who might have been targeting them.
Shell casings found at the scene were all 9mm and appeared to trace a pattern consistent with a moving shooter traveling southbound on the street. The home and a red Mazda parked in the driveway were riddled with bullets. Inside the residence, police also recovered an inoperable AR-style rifle, a 9mm Glock handgun under a pillow, live ammunition, and narcotics.
Surveillance footage and cellphone records played a key role in tying Lewis to the incident. Detectives reviewed multiple videos showing a gray Hyundai Elantra — registered to Lewis — speeding through the area as gunfire erupted. The same vehicle was then tracked via security footage making a series of turns before pulling into a gas station on East 31st Street.
There, cameras captured a masked female driver exiting the car. At the request of a gas station employee, she pulled down her face covering. Detectives later identified her as Bailey Lewis. Two witnesses who were inside the home during the shooting positively identified Lewis from surveillance images. Both women said they knew Lewis previously but had fallen out with her over various personal conflicts. One of them alleged that Lewis had once accused her of facilitating the theft of a firearm.
Investigators also connected the Elantra to another shooting that occurred approximately 15 minutes prior at a nearby apartment complex. That building shared a wall with someone known to the occupants of the Norton Avenue home. Shell casings recovered from both scenes matched ballistically, and surveillance video again showed the same gray Hyundai Elantra passing by the second location during the time of that shooting.
Cellphone records further supported Lewis’s alleged involvement. A court-approved warrant showed that her phone was present at both shooting scenes during the time the incidents occurred.
Lewis is currently being held on a $400,000 cash bond.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Bailey Lewis, left, (via Jackson County Sheriff's Office) and Traelynn Sibley (Change.org).
KANSAS CITY, MO — A Kansas City woman is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a teenage girl earlier this month.
Bailey Lewis, 21, has been charged with second-degree felony murder, three counts of accessory armed criminal action, and two counts of accessory unlawful use of a weapon, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Monday.
The charges stem from an August 9 shooting that killed a juvenile female inside a home in the 3600 block of Norton Avenue.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Kansas City police were dispatched to the residence shortly after 10 p.m., where they found the victim in the only bathroom of the home suffering from a gunshot wound to the throat. She had been helping a friend style her hair at a vanity near the front door when bullets began flying through the wall and windows. The girl fled to the bathroom, where she collapsed. She was transported to a hospital but did not survive.
Inside the home at the time were several other individuals, including two adult males playing video games, a toddler, and other young women. Their accounts were largely consistent, describing a typical evening disrupted suddenly by gunfire from outside. No one inside the home reported seeing the shooter or knowing who might have been targeting them.
Shell casings found at the scene were all 9mm and appeared to trace a pattern consistent with a moving shooter traveling southbound on the street. The home and a red Mazda parked in the driveway were riddled with bullets. Inside the residence, police also recovered an inoperable AR-style rifle, a 9mm Glock handgun under a pillow, live ammunition, and narcotics.
Surveillance footage and cellphone records played a key role in tying Lewis to the incident. Detectives reviewed multiple videos showing a gray Hyundai Elantra — registered to Lewis — speeding through the area as gunfire erupted. The same vehicle was then tracked via security footage making a series of turns before pulling into a gas station on East 31st Street.
There, cameras captured a masked female driver exiting the car. At the request of a gas station employee, she pulled down her face covering. Detectives later identified her as Bailey Lewis. Two witnesses who were inside the home during the shooting positively identified Lewis from surveillance images. Both women said they knew Lewis previously but had fallen out with her over various personal conflicts. One of them alleged that Lewis had once accused her of facilitating the theft of a firearm.
Investigators also connected the Elantra to another shooting that occurred approximately 15 minutes prior at a nearby apartment complex. That building shared a wall with someone known to the occupants of the Norton Avenue home. Shell casings recovered from both scenes matched ballistically, and surveillance video again showed the same gray Hyundai Elantra passing by the second location during the time of that shooting.
Cellphone records further supported Lewis’s alleged involvement. A court-approved warrant showed that her phone was present at both shooting scenes during the time the incidents occurred.
Lewis is currently being held on a $400,000 cash bond.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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