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R&B Singer, Ann Marie allegedly arrested over shooting incident

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On the rise Chicago R&B singer Ann Marie has been arrested over an incident that occurred in her Atlanta, Georgia hotel room. 

According to the local CBS outlet in Atlanta, the shooting took place on December 1st in the Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel. Police received a call from the hotel reporting shots fired. Once they arrived they found a 24 year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. 

When the  paramedics arrived the victim was still breathing and was taken to Grady Medical Hospital to receive treatment. 

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While police were on the scene the singer whose real name is Joann Slater allegedly told to the officers that “ a gun fell off the table in the hotel room which caused the gun to go off and hitting the victim.”  

Police added to the report Marie was screaming uncontrollably and had to be taken out of the room where the incident had occurred. Marie asked the officers about the victim’s state and if he was deceased. According to HipHopDX they reported that Marie and the victim were becoming more than friends.

The singer is currently being held at the Fulton County Jail for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. This isn’t Marie’s first encounter with the law. She has previously been arrested on charges such as battery, driving without a valid  license, speeding and failure to have a license in 2018.  

Marie is known for her hit single ‘Secret’ which was released in 2018. 

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