Overview
- Police responding around 4:55 p.m. on Nov. 23 found Baoyi Bowie Zheng, 36, and Wei Guo Liang, 68, dead inside a room at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.
- Autopsies determined Zheng died from a broken neck and Liang from self-inflicted stab wounds, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
- The Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City Police Department are investigating and have not released additional details about what occurred in the room.
- News outlets described the case as an apparent murder-suicide, but prosecutors have not made that determination as the probe continues.
- Authorities asked the public for tips, and MGM Resorts International, which operates the Borgata, did not immediately provide comment.