Trio Arrested With Guns After Shots Fired From Atlantic City Hotel Balcony: Police

Two men and a woman were accused of firing gunshots from the balcony of a hotel near the beachfront in Atlantic City, authorities said.

In a news release on Tuesday, May 7, Atlantic City police said 42-year-old Corey Brown of Chesapeake, VA, 43-year-old Malik Dean of Philadelphia, and 41-year-old Zara Griffiths of Paoli, PA, were arrested on Saturday, May 5.

Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired from a balcony at the Club Wyndham Skyline Tower on South North Carolina Avenue at around 10:20 p.m. Police learned that the shots came from a room on the 21st floor.

Brown, Dean, and Griffiths were inside the room when officers arrived. Griffiths told police that there was a gun in the room and said where it was, but officers couldn't find it.

Police were granted a search warrant and two guns were found in the room. Brown, Dean, and Griffiths were arrested.

Brown and Griffiths were charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of hollow-point ammunition, and three counts of possession of a high-capacity magazine.

Dean was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, certain person not to possess a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of hollow-point ammunition, and three counts of possession of a high-capacity magazine.

Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Atlantic City Police Department at 609-347-5766. You can also text an anonymous tip to TIP411 (847411) and you must begin the text with "ACPD".

Brown, Dean, and Griffiths were held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.