Howard Griswold, 24, of Baldwinsville, NY, and Melissa Tikarem,
28, of Manlius, NY were taken into custody in the Syracuse, NY area are charged in the January 20,
2024 death of Christian Hunter, 32, from Atlantic City. Tikarem was arrested on
January 29, 2024, and Griswold was arrested on February 9, 2024. Both Griswold and
Tikarem were charged with Murder and Robbery.
On January 20, 2024, at approximately 7:19 p.m., the Atlantic City Police Department
received a ShotSpotter alert for multiple gunshots in the area of 119 N. Virginia Avenue.
Officers arrived at the scene and located Hunter unresponsive on the sidewalk with
multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the AtlantiCare Medical Center, City
Division, where he was pronounced deceased.