Gun used to kill Shanice Brookes could be used again, warn police as witnesses urged to come forward
“Please do the right thing and come forward”
Police are again urging witnesses to a fatal shooting to “do the right thing” and come forward, warning that the gun used in the killing has not yet been found and could be used again.
Shortly before 2.45am on Monday, May 25, Shanice Brookes was shot outside the One Four One bar on the corner of West Street and Eldon Street.
South Yotrkshire Police said a gun was fired during an altercation and 30-year-old Shanice was an “innocent bystander”.
Over recent days, detectives have been releasing images of a number of people they want to speak to in connection with the fatal shooting.
South Yorshire Police said they were in the area the time of the shooting and are believed to have witnessed the incident.
The force said “We do not believe these people were actively involved in the incident that took place.”
Two more images have been released.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Matt Bolger, said: "Shanice was a young woman who was simply out enjoying a night out on the Bank Holiday weekend, exactly as she should have been able to, when her life was taken away from her in an instant.
“While Shanice has loving family and friends who are rallying around her little boy, he will now grow up without the love, warmth and guidance of his mum. A family has been left devastated in a way that no family should ever experience.
“We know there were people in the area who saw what happened before and after the shooting. CCTV shows them clearly and they were close enough to understand the seriousness of what unfolded. Yet despite our appeal, nobody has come forward to tell us what they saw.
“these people are not suspects. They are witnesses - witnesses who may hold information that could help us deliver justice for a young mother and her family.
“I am asking each of them, and anyone who recognises them, to consider their own conscience and remember that a child has been robbed of his mum. A family is living every day with a grief they did not deserve.
“If you know something, however small, please do the right thing and come forward.“
He added: “I also want to speak directly to those involved in criminality in this city. The gun used to kill Shanice is still on the streets. This weapon has already taken the life of a completely innocent woman who was simply out enjoying her evening. It could be used again.
“If you know where this gun is, or who has it, you have a moral responsibility to tell us.
“If you have been forced to hold this weapon, or you are in fear, you can contact us in confidence. We will listen. We will protect you.
“However, let me be absolutely clear - if we find you hiding this gun, you will face the full force of the law. You will regret choosing to protect a weapon that has killed a young mother.
“This is bigger than criminal rivalries or loyalties.
“A young mother is dead. A child has no mother because of this gun. Do the right thing. Tell us where it is before it destroys another family."
Call 101 quoting incident number 135 of May 25, 2026 or report online via SYP’s Major Incident Public Portal: https://orlo.uk/Gfc0Y
Crimestoppers can be contacted, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Jemele Rhone, aged 30, of Outram Road, Wybourn, Sheffield, has been charged with murder, possession of a firearm and possession of criminal property.
Deiryen Dyce, aged 32, of Ellesmere Road North, Burngreave, has been charged with assisting an offender, possession of ammunition, possession of drugs with intent to supply, possession of drugs and possession of criminal property.