A filmer was caught in the middle of a terrifying scene when a man pulled a gun on a motorcyclist in Tacoma, on the outskirts of Seattle, on 22 November.

To add to the understandable terror of the filmer, the motorcyclist took shelter on the other side of the car she was in, with the furious gun toting man on the other side -- potentially putting her in the line of fire.

As she explains: "I was at a red light and the old man came up to the bike, hugs the guy for almost minute then starts pushing him, trying to take him off the bike and then goes to the bike’s license plate to try and rip it off."

"Guy on bike gets off and pushes older man and he falls to the ground. The old man pulls a gun and points it to the guy with the bike and he covers himself in front of my vehicle."

The reasons for the potentially deadly altercation are unknown but the filmer said the police were called and the video was submitted as evidence.

I was at a red light and the old man came up to the bike, hugs the guy for a good almost minute then starts pushing him trying to take him off the bike and then goes to the bike’s license plate to try and rip it off. Guy on bike gets off and pushes older man and he falls to the ground. The old man pulls a gun and points it to the guy of the bike and he covers himself in front of my vehicle. Reasons for this altercation are unknown. The police was called and the video was submitted as evidence.