Barcelona Wine Bar Murder: Police Reveal Evidence

ATLANTA, GA — In a news conference Wednesday, the Atlanta Police Department displayed a hoodie and revealed other clues gathered while investigating a Nov. 19 robbery at a popular West Midtown restaurant in which a 29-year-old manager was killed. The evidence included other clothing and latex gloves left in a car abandoned near Georgia Tech, according to media reports.

On Nov. 19, three robbers broke into the Barcelona Wine Bar at 1:45 a.m., shortly before closing time, and tied up employees with electrical tape, police say. The suspects forced Chelsea Beller, of Atlanta, to an office upstairs, where they forced her to open a safe and then shot her in the shoulder.

Once officers arrived, Beller was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she later died. The three robbers got away before police arrived.

On Monday, the reward for tips that lead to the killer in the robbery was raised to $20,000. And authorities said they believe one suspect suffered serious cuts from a wire fence while fleeing the crime scene.

On Wednesday, the police showed a black hoodie worn by one suspect during the robbery and then left near the Georgia Tech campus, WXIA-TV 11Alive reported. The hoodie has a large number 88 on the front and a capital S on each sleeve. The police said it's made by retailer Switch and called “#88 Men’s Swagger.”

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Maj. Adam Lee, a top police official, said the suspect who wore the hoodie also wore camouflage pants and light blue sneakers.

The police revealed Wednesday that after the heist, the three robbers carjacked a Lyft driver and fled down 14th Street. They abandoned the car near Georgia Tech when a campus police officer spotted them. The police found the car and items spread throughout, including clothing, latex gloves and masks, 11Alive reported.

Detectives also collected blood and clothing evidence from the restaurant, which they've shared with the GBI for DNA analysis, 11Alive reported.

Atlanta police ask anyone with information that will help identify the suspects in the murder at the Barcelona Wine Bar to call them, or provide an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers Atlanta by calling 404-577-TIPS (8477). You can also text information to 274637 or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

Image: Two images of the black hoodie found near the crime scene (APD)