The Brief
- The co-owner of Atlanta’s Opium Nightclub, 44-year-old Sharell Canty, was shot and killed over the weekend.
- Police arrested 48-year-old Stephany Bryom in connection with the slaying, which is being investigated as a domestic homicide.
- The suspect faces multiple charges including malice murder and felony murder and is held in the Gwinnett County Jail.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A local nightlife community is mourning after the co-owner of an Atlanta nightclub was shot and killed over the weekend. Gwinnett County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Sharell Canty at a home in Grayson on Sunday. Investigators are treating the case as a domestic-related homicide.
What we know:
According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, Canty was killed on Sunday at a home in Grayson. Authorities have arrested 48-year-old Stephany Bryom in connection with the killing. Bryom is currently being held in the Gwinnett County Jail. She faces multiple charges, including malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. Canty was well-known in the local nightlife scene as the co-owner of Opium Nightclub. …