Fearless woman refuses to back down when man pulls out gun and points it at her face in middle of Bradford residential street
- Clip from Bradford in West Yorkshire shows a man appear to point gun at woman
- She pushes the imitation firearm out of the way before confronting the man
- West Yorkshire Police confirmed gun was a fake and no one was hurt in incident
A fearless woman refused to back down when a man appeared to point a gun at her face in the middle of a residential road in shocking footage.
The clip, filmed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, captures the brave woman standing on the pavement with two others as a man approaches from the road.
As he does, he appears to pull out a gun – which was later confirmed to be an imitation firearm – and points it in the woman’s face.
She raises her arms in the air for a moment before attempting to push the apparent gun away from her face and confronting the man in question.
The woman manages to stand her ground as the man backs off, tucking the apparent weapon into his waistband.
The clip, filmed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, captures the brave woman standing on the pavement with two others as a man approaches from the road. Pictured: The scene
He then slinks away from the scene, leaving with another hooded man.
The footage, from March last year, recently emerged on social media under the caption: ‘Boy with gun threatens women in a Bradford street.’
Dozens of locals have since commented on the incident, with one writing: ‘Whatever is wrong with people. Bloody madness.’
Another said: ‘Gun pointed at her and she still didn’t back down.’
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed the weapon was an ‘imitation firearm’ which was seized at the time.
As he does, he appears to pull out a gun – which was later confirmed to be an imitation firearm – and points it in the woman’s face
The woman manages to stand her ground as the man backs off, tucking the apparent weapon into his waistband
A statement added: ‘Police in Bradford are aware of a video circulating on social media.
‘This matter has been investigated and it has been established that this incident occurred on 31 March 2019.
‘The matter was dealt with at the time, the weapon which was an imitation firearm was seized and no persons were injured during the incident.
‘The criminal use of firearms or any weapons will not be tolerated in Bradford or across West Yorkshire and we will take swift and robust action to identify and detain the perpetrators.
‘Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any further information is asked to contact the police via 101 or online via the West Yorkshire Police website.’