SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An anonymous caller alerted police to a man with a gun inside a Syracuse store on Monday evening, according to city police.

Officers were called to the Uptown Market at 2002 E. Fayette St. at about 9 p.m. Monday for the report of a suspicious person with a weapon inside the store, according to Sgt. Matthew Malinowski, a spokesman for the Syracuse Police Department.

Davion Garbutt, 18, of Syracuse, is accused of being inside of the store in possession of a handgun, Malinowski said.

Garbutt exited the store and detectives Dzenan Selimovic and Randy Collins attempted to stop him, but Garbutt fled on foot into an apartment complex located in the 2100 block of East Fayette Street. Garbutt was eventually apprehended by officers Gregory DiPuccio and Michael Dixon a short time later, Malinowski said.

Detectives located an unloaded Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun that police said Garbutt discarded during the foot pursuit.

Garbutt was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. Garbutt was taken to the Onondaga County Justice Center pending his arraignment.