On July 8, 2023, at about 6:18 p.m., deputies with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2614 West 56th Street in Odessa and found 35-year-old Europe Von Crow Brynteson dead from a single gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses said an older woman with spiky purple hair and a man called Nick arrived, argued with Brynteson, and fled immediately after a gunshot was heard. Security camera footage led investigators to identify 25-year-old Nicholas Sebolt and 51-year-old Lori Denise Grantham as the occupants of the suspects’ vehicle.

Grantham voluntarily went to the sheriff’s office and identified Sebolt as the shooter while saying she did not know he would use deadly force. Both were arrested and charged with murder; Sebolt was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was set at $500,000 for each murder charge, with an additional $25,000 bond for the firearm count. Brynteson’s death has affected the Odessa community and a memorial page has been set up for friends and family to share memories and condolences.

Did anyone in Odessa recognize the vehicle or recall seeing the pair near West 56th Street that evening?