LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A sawed-off shotgun in the illegal possession of two men in Lancaster County was seized by police.

The loaded 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun was found at the home of Justin Waltermeyer, 30 and Shawn Welsh, 22, both of Elizabethtown, Northwest Regional Police stated in a news release.

Police were dispatched for reports of multiple gunshots and arrived at a home along Ridge Run Road just after 9:30 on April 7. According to the police report, officers could see the barrel of the shotgun from a window when they arrived.

The duo approached police at the front door, which was also where police say they found the gun, and the duo was taken into custody.

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According to online court documents, both of them face a felony charge of persons not to posses firearms and a misdemeanor charge of prohibited offensive weapons.

Welsh is currently locked up in Lancaster County Prison with bail set at $20,000 while Waltermeyer is out on unsecured bail that was set at $95,000.

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Both await a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 16.

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