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Officials Identify 17-year-old Girl Killed in Billings

Dacey Sheyenne Moore died Sunday morning; police have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of deliberate homicide

By Tristan Scott

BILLINGS — Yellowstone County officials have released the name of a 17-year-old girl who died in a weekend shooting in Billings.

Dacey Sheyenne Moore of Billings died Sunday morning of a single gunshot wound to the head, the coroner’s office said Tuesday.

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of deliberate homicide, Lt. Brandon Wooley said at the time. The boy was being held at the Yellowstone County Youth Services Center.

Police released no details on an alleged motive or other circumstances around the shooting.

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