Shoppers and staff at a Chicago Aldi were surprised to find a coyote hiding in the refrigerated section, prompting a response from animal control.

Customers gasped as officers made several attempts to yank the coyote out of the shelf, finally pulling the animal out by its tail.

A video of authorities at an Aldi in Chicago, Ill., went viral the other day. Why? Because the animal — which had hid itself in a produce shelf — was certainly not what the officers expected. NBC 5 Chicago reports how cops and Chicago Animal Care and Control on Monday morning responded to reports of the animal running around the Humboldt Park location.

A video of authorities removing a coyote from an Aldi grocery store in Chicago has gone viral.Police, who worked with Chicago Animal Care and Control, said no people were injured in the incident, and the adult male coyote was uninjured,

A surprise shopper caused a stir at a Chicago supermarket on Monday morning-a coyote decided to check out the produce aisle before being escorted out. Customers at an Aldi were in for a shock when officers pulled a coyote out of the refrigerated section-a howlingly harrowing moment captured on video.