ELLSWORTH
Police are looking for the owner of a loaded 9-mm handgun discovered inside a bathroom at an L.L. Bean outlet store.
Police Chief John DeLeo said the gun had a bullet in the chamber when an employee found it Wednesday morning in the Ellsworth outlet.
He said the employee called police, avoiding a potentially dangerous situation, especially if a child had come upon the loaded gun.
The chief said he hopes the owner comes forward to claim the firearm, but that he or she might be facing a reckless conduct charge. L.L. Bean’s flagship store is in Freeport.
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