had been prowling
-había estado merodeando
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofprowl.There are other translations for this conjugation.

prowl

Around 6:00 a.m. he arrived at the radio station, its security guard, Jean-Claude Louissaint, opened the main door and a man who had been prowling around pulled out a revolver and fired seven times.
Cerca de las 6:00 a.m. llegó a la radio, el guardia de seguridad de la estación, Jean-Claude Louissaint, abrió el portón. Un hombre que merodeaba la zona atravesó el portón, sacó un revólver y le disparó siete veces.
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