Onlookers watched the slightly surreal incident at an Aldi in Chicago's West side play out with cops trying to dislodge the terrified coyote who had run into the supermarket

It was not known how a coyote found its way to the Aldi at 800 N. Kedzie Ave., but police officers and the city's animal control department helped out, Chicago police said. The coyote will get a health assessment before it's released.

Customers could be heard gasping as officers made several attempts to yank the coyote out of the shelf—finally pulling the animal out by its tail.