Cage The Elephant singer Matthew Shultz arrested on weapons charges in New York City

The singer for the rock band Cage The Elephant was arrested at a New York City hotel Thursday on weapons charges, police said. 

Matthew Shultz, 39, faces two charges of criminal possession of a loaded firearm and two charges of criminal possession of a weapon, the NYPD reported Friday.

Police said they received a 911 call at around 10 a.m. Thursday for a person in possession of a weapon inside the Bowery Hotel. Officers discovered two loaded firearms while executing a search warrant, police said. It's unclear exactly what precipitated the 911 call.