Two charged after bystander fatally shot outside bar

South Yorkshire Police

A man and a woman have been charged in connection with the death of a woman who was shot outside a bar in Sheffield, police said.

Mother-of-one Shanice Brookes, 30, was found with serious injuries outside One Four One on West Street at about 02:45 BST on Monday and later died in hospital.

South Yorkshire Police said the charity worker, who lived in the city, was “an innocent bystander” on a night out over the bank holiday when she was killed.

Jemele Rhone, 30, of Outram Road, Sheffield, has been charged with murder, while Deiryen Dyce, 32, of Ellesmere Road North, Sheffield, has been charged with assisting an offender.

Police said the pair, who were charged on Thursday night and remanded into custody, are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court later.

Rhone is also charged with possession of a firearm and possession of criminal property, the force said, with Dyce also charged with possession of ammunition, possession of drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property.

A 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday has been released, police confirmed, and is no longer being treated as a suspect.

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Det Ch Insp Andy Knowles, from South Yorkshire Police, said: “Shanice was an entirely innocent bystander who should’ve been able to enjoy a night out in our city without the fear that she wouldn’t come home safely.

“Shanice’s family, including her young son, now face the harrowing reality that they will never get to see her again.

“They are having to grieve the unimaginable loss of their beloved daughter, friend and mother in the most tragic of circumstances.”

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