Barcelona Wine Bar Female Employee Brutally Murdered In Sunday Morning ATL Robbery

Barcelona Wine Bar employee, Chelsea Beller, 29, was killed during a brutal robbery early Sunday.

As the restaurant was closing, three males entered and tied up the employees with electrical tape. Beller was forced to take the suspects upstairs to open the safe; then she was shot.

Atlanta Police responded to a person shot call at the Barcelona Wine Bar in the 1000 block of Howell Mill Road around 1:45 a.m., and discovered the woman with a gunshot wound in the shoulder, located in the upstairs area of the restaurant. The Fulton County Medical Examiner later identified her as Chelsea Beller of Atlanta. source

EMS crews responded to the restaurant and transported Beller to Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, where the Beller was pronounced dead.

According to Facebook, Beller worked at the popular night spot, located near Howell Mill Road in northwest Atlanta, for over one year.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this difficult time.