RnB singer, Ann Marie has been arrested in Atlanta after allegedly shooting a man in the head.
The Chicago-based singer, 25, was booked into jail on Dec. 2, Fulton County records show, and charged with possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
CBS 46 reported on Monday night that the shooting took place at a hotel in Buckhead on Dec. 1.
According to a police report obtained by the outlet, responding officers found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
The report said the man was responsive when officers arrived but was later declared to be in critical condition.
Ann Marie claimed that a gun had fallen off a table in the room, going off and hitting the man, police said. She was reportedly very distraught and kept asking officers if the victim was going to be okay.
It was also reported that the “Secret” singer was screaming hysterically after the shooting and had to be removed from the scene by officers, whom she told that she and the victim had grown up together and were visiting from Chicago.
Ann Marie is best known for her 2018 song “Secret,” which spent four weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart in 2019, peaking at No. 22. She has released albums Ann Marie, Unf—witable, Tripolar, Tripolar 2 and Pretty Psycho, and an EP, Misunderstood.
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