A man is arrested after he fired shots in a hotel room and assaulted an EMT.
A man is in custody after police say he attacked a female EMT who was checking on him inside his room at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City.
Investigators say casino security and a locksmith tried to gain access to a room on the 17th floor belonging to 41-year-old Tolga Azaz of Mt. Sinai, New York. According to police, Tolga had not checked out of the hotel when he was supposed to.
Officials say a piece of furniture was blocking the door but security was eventually able to get inside. Once inside, they found Azaz asleep on a sofa.
Officials also say they discovered shell casings and two handguns inside the room as well as a third handgun in a holster on Azaz. According to investigators, the room was damaged by gunfire.
Police and medics were called to the scene. As a female EMT was checking on Azaz, he allegedly woke up and physically assaulted her. The woman was not seriously injured and no one else was hurt during the ordeal.
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Azaz was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated assault on an EMT.
Investigators have not yet revealed what prompted Azaz to open fire inside the room earlier in the day.
