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16-year-old Challistia Colelay was found dead on Nov. 3 after being reported missing days before

Colelay's death is reportedly being investigated as a homicide

Colelay's body was found in Whiteriver, Ariz., located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Authorities believe an Indigenous teen who was found dead in Arizona was murdered and are now searching for the killer.

Challistia Colelay, 16, was found dead in Whiteriver, Ariz., which is part of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, on Nov. 3, the White Mountain Apache Police Department said.

Colelay had been missing since Oct. 27, AZFamily reported.

"She was the baby of the family and she always went by 'Baby girl' or 'Tia girl' and was always smiling and teasing everyone she came in contact with," Colelay's sister wr

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