Report: Atlanta Housewife Kandi Burruss’s Fiancé Killed in Fight
October 3, 2009 by m.coonce · Leave a Comment
Ashley Jewell, the fiancé of Kandi Burruss, a castmember of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, has died from an injury sustained during a brawl outside an Atlanta strip club, TV station WBSTV reports.
“It appears he was involved in an altercation in the parking lot and he received a severe blow to the head,” Atlanta Police Lt. Keith Meadows told the TV station. Jewell was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Jewell, known as A.J., appeared regularly on the hit reality show, often clashing with Burruss’s mother, who disapproved of her daughter’s relationship.
Burruss’s publicist Lisa Nelson confirmed to the Atlanta station that Burruss, a singer-songwriter who recorded with the band Xscape and worked with TLC and Mariah Carey, has been informed of the incident and was “stunned and speechless.”
Police said they have not determined a motive for the brawl, but the investigation is still under way.
“We have developed a person of interest and we’ve made contact with him to question him about the incident,” said Lt. Meadows.
