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Marion Pearson, 43

(Englewood Police Department)

ENGLEWOOD — A sharp-eyed passerby pointed city police officers to a man carrying two handguns loaded with hollow-point bullets and extra ammunition, authorities said Thursday.

“We are trying to determine why he was in possession of so much firepower,” said Detective Capt. Timothy Torell of the Englewood Police Department.

Police Officer Renee LaRaia was flagged down shortly before midnight Wednesday by someone who said he just saw a man who looked like he had a gun at the Tenafly Road 7-Eleven store, authorities said.

Officers Robert Occhiuzzi, Leonidas Restrepo, LaRaia and Jose Sanchez quickly converged on the area and arrested 43-year-old Marion Pearson after they found him carrying a Glock 9mm semi-automatic and a Taurus .38 caliber revolver, according to police.

“Both guns were fully loaded with hollow nose bullets and ready to go. He also had a number of extra bullets on him,” the captain added. “The officers did a great job in getting the guns off the street without anyone getting hurt.”

Bergen County Sheriff’s Office investigators would test the weapons to see if they are linked to other crimes, Torell said. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would also trace where the guns came from.

Pearson was charged with two counts of illegal weapons possession and illegal possession of hollow nose bullets. He was ordered held at the Bergen County Jail on $125,000 bail.