THTHIS is the shocking moment a man points a "gun" at a cop before a suspect is arrested over the broad daylight drama. 

Witnesses described how commuters were "frozen" in terror as the lone hero cop apprehended the "gun-toting" thug.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed an arrest had been made following a police chase in Camden, North London.

In the clip, the hero lone motorcycle officer can be seen dragging a man, dressed in black, up off the floor.

The man stumbles back, fumbling for something in his waistband and a large, black gun tumbles to the ground.

The Met cop raises his Taser, but is met squarely in the face with what appears to be a firearm.

He then walks towards the cop before the officer grabs him and they both fall to the floor.

An eyewitness told The Sun the gunman had crashed a car in the middle of the street, was stumbling around and appeared to have been drinking.

He explained: “I was walking down the road and I heard a crash. I turned round and saw that a car had crashed into the middle of the road.

“There was a police officer behind him. He got his taser out and told him not to get out of the car.

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“But the guy really wanted to get away, he got out of his car and the police officer stopped him. It got physical.

“He pulled the gun and got him on the ground, then the police officer called for backup.

“Everybody was shocked, we didn’t even really realise what happened. Nobody even ducked or anything. We were all just frozen.

“I stopped recording and called the police.”

The passerby said that after he stopped recording, the gunman was pinned to the ground – with the “firearm” just metres away from his head.

He said around “five or six” police cars then swarmed the scene, with armed cops arriving in a police van.

Shocking pictures show the aftermath of the terrifying incident, with a crane picking up a smashed-up white car and police tape across the London street.

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The Met commended the lone officer's bravery for apprehending the gunman, who is thought to have been armed with a replica.

Chief Superintendent Roy Smith, from the Met Police, said: "We are aware of a video circulating online and can assure the public we are taking care of the officer's welfare.

"His actions in the circumstances are nothing short of incredible. He had no idea if the item being pointed at him was a replica or a lethal weapon and yet he maintained his composure and detained the suspect.

"Each day police officers put on the uniform and put themselves in danger to protect Londoners. This is a perfect example of the bravery and selflessness that they exhibit so often."

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