Change color of vector shape in library with AS?

Hello, I am working on a project that some one else created. There were very orgainized, but my question is this: There is a starburst shape, and in the property inspector it is labeling as yellow burst, and that's how it shows in the library. But one instance of it is red in the movie, and I can not find it to change or delete as they called everything dynamically. Any help on how this was done, or how I might locate this object? thanks

Thanks, I know you can see there, it was just nested really deep. I found it and saw that it was tinted another color. Did you see my other post about creating a popout window? Thanks again for your fast responses....

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