A GRANDAD says he feared for his life as a stranger pointed a 'gun' at him and opened fire in broad daylight.
Vincent Regan heard a 'clicking sound' when the man pulled the trigger of the suspected firearm.
Fortunately, nothing left the barrel and the 61-year-old was unhurt. Armed cops later shot the suspect with a plastic round.
The man was taken down by officers following the incident in Bolton yesterday. The 'vulnerable' suspect was detained and a weapon recovered. The M.E.N. understands experts will assess if the firearm was real or viable.
Vincent said he was left terrified. He said he was sitting on a wall at the memorial gardens in Horwich, at around 8.30am, when the drama unfolded.
"I sit on there every day," he said. "I was talking to my wife on the phone. The next minute a guy comes and sits on the bench shouting abuse at me."
"Do you want to see my f***ing gun?" the man asked Vincent. He added: "He had a rucksack with him and he tipped it out and pulled this gun out.
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