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Officials release name of Billings teen killed by gunshot

Posted at 11:24 AM, Dec 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-09 13:24:00-05

BILLINGS - Officials on Tuesday released the name of a 17-year-old Billings girl killed in a weekend shooting.

Dacey Cheyenne Moore died early Sunday morning of a single gunshot wound to the head, said Yellowstone County Coroner Cliff Mahoney.

The shooting happened inside a residence in the 800 block of Wyoming Avenue at around 5 a.m., according to the Billings Police Department.

A 17-year-old male was arrested. His name has not been released. Police said he was being held by youth services on a possible homicide charge.

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