Saskatoon police officer finds sawed-off shotgun in fleeing man’s trunk

Saskatoon police say a 37-year-old man popped a trunk of a vehicle with a sawed-off shotgun inside before fleeing an officer on Saturday.

At around 9:20 a.m. CT, a patrol car was about to make a traffic stop in the area of Confederation Place on a red car, suspected of being operated by a suspended driver.

When the car pulled over, the driver exited the car, remotely opened the truck and approached the rear of the vehicle.

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The officer exited the patrol car and spoke to the driver who then ran away.

Police say the officer quickly checked and spotted a sawed-off shotgun in the trunk.

The suspect was arrested shortly after by responding officers in the 800-block of Northumberland Avenue.

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He is facing charges including unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of a prohibited firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance.

The man was also issued a ticket for operating a motor vehicle while subject to a driving suspension. He is expected to appear in front of a justice of the peace on Saturday evening.