Order reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, and motion denied insofar as it sought to suppress the weapon.
Based upon the information supplied to them and upon defendant's flight, the police officers were justified in attempting to stop and question him. Moreover, the discovery of a loaded gun in the immediate proximity of the defendant, when coupled with the officers' earlier observations, furnished the probable cause necessary for the arrest. Nevertheless...
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