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Colby Stephenson

Case from Blue-springs, MO dated Dec 18, 2017

Victim Details

Colby Stephenson

Male

Black / African American

Blue-springs

MO

2017-12-18

16

Colby

Stephenson

07/23/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 18, 2017, the life of 16-year-old Colby Stephenson was tragically cut short in Blue Springs, Missouri. As Stephenson and his friends were leaving a house party on Northwest Sixth Street, a barrage of gunfire erupted. Responding to a call about shots being fired at approximately 1:39 a.m., Blue Springs police discovered Stephenson in the front yard of the residence with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators wou ...
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  • Still in shock, friends can’t figure out why Blue Springs teen was at home where he was murdered
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