Moment hero cop tackles gunman to the ground as he tries to speed away on e-bike in dramatic bodycam footage

THIS is the infinitesimal a bull tackles a gunman to the crushed arsenic helium attempts to interest connected an e-bike.

Antonio Balu, 25, was speeding down the roadworthy successful Birmingham erstwhile quick-thinking cops yanked him disconnected arsenic his achromatic bike.

Bodycam footage has revealed the melodramatic scenes, which resulted successful Balu being sentenced to 5 years successful prison.

Officers from West Midlands Police became suspicious aft spotting him wearing a hoodie successful sweltering 25C weather connected August 13.

In the footage, the heroic PC Matthew More tin beryllium seen moving into Balu's way arsenic helium attempts to swerve circular him.

The bull past grabs Balu's backpack, forcing the gunman to clang into the kerb.

The transgression was searched and officers recovered a pistol loaded with 3 rounds of ammunition successful his container pack.

A panicking Balu tells officers: "I conscionable recovered this motorcycle and this bag, I conscionable enactment it connected now."

An serviceman replies: "No you haven't, we've been watching you for ages."

When quizzed what was wrong the container helium replies, "nothing", adding: "I haven't done thing wrong."

However, aft uncovering the pistol, an serviceman confirms: "Firearm."

Balu admitted possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition and was jailed for 5 years astatine Birmingham Crown Court past Wednesday connected November 20.

Detective Inspector Jon Green, from West Midlands Police, said: "Balu claimed he'd conscionable recovered the motorcycle and the bag, but we pieced unneurotic his movements utilizing CCTV to amusement that he'd near his location connected the motorcycle and carrying the container earlier successful the day.

"What started arsenic a regular halt of idiosyncratic acting suspiciously has resulted successful a loaded firearm being taken disconnected the thoroughfare and the bearer being jailed for 5 years."

It comes aft another incident successful Birmingham this week saw 1 antheral dormant and different critically injured pursuing a shooting.

Firearms officers picked up the ­suspect, successful his 30s, successful the Edgbaston 90 minutes earlier pursuing reports 2 radical had been gunned down. 

One of the victims was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.