Lowell man was hanging out outside a closed Hyde Park supermarket with a shotgun, police say

Boston Police report arresting a antheral they accidental was successful possession of a sawed-off shotgun successful the country of the Shaw's Market, 1477 Hyde Park Ave., precocious Wednesday night.

Police accidental idiosyncratic called the anonymous extremity enactment to study a feline with a agelong weapon determination astir 11:20 p.m. - much than 2 hours aft the store had closed. Responding officers recovered a antheral there, with a bag, who did not look to admit their arrival. Although helium consented to a pat frisk, constabulary say, helium "became combative" erstwhile they started feeling the bag.

Officers were capable to pat frisk the container and felt an entity accordant with the signifier of a firearm. Young was placed into custody without further incident.

Officers removed a Stevens exemplary 311, 12-gauge shotgun with an Obliterated Serial Number.

Anthony Young, 41, was charged with possession of a sawed disconnected shotgun and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, constabulary say.

Innocent, etc.