NEW YORK — A routine stroll through Manhattan turned into a wild confrontation Thursday when a screaming leftist accosted conservative YouTuber and fraud investigator Nick Shirley, hurling baseless racism and Islamophobia charges before mimicking a gunshot to the head and vowing that “someone is going to find you.”

The explosive encounter, captured on video and racking up millions of views, shows Shirley, known for his no-holds-barred exposés on migrant scams, alleged daycare fraud and Canal Street counterfeiters, calmly walking with his crew when a man identified online as Thomas Sun spots him and completely loses it.

“You are a racist piece of s–t!” the agitated man yells, yanking a poor golden doodle on a leash so hard the distressed pup keeps trying to bolt toward Shirley’s group.

“Islamophobic! Racist!”When pressed for a single example, Sun comes up empty, launching instead into a profanity-laced tirade while gesturing wildly.”Someone is going to f–king find you,” he snarls, forming a gun with his fingers and pointing it at Shirley’s head. “I want you to go into any leftist organization and show them my photo, and they will know who I am.”Shirley, unfazed, asks the man how he’s helped society. The response? More screaming.

The video shows Sun dragging the visibly unhappy dog away as bystanders watch the meltdown. Multiple X users expressed more concern for the doodle than the ranter.

Shirley, who has racked up massive views exposing alleged taxpayer rip-offs in Minnesota (leading to a $185 million federal fund freeze) and NYC street scams, said incidents like this are why he now travels with expensive 24/7 security.

“Uncovering fraud and helping America has become the most dangerous job in America, unfortunately,” he posted alongside the clip. Security costs him over $30,000 a month.

He’s testified before Congress on the fraud scandals and faced death threats before. This latest run-in in the sanctuary city he’s repeatedly called out only underscores the risks.

Sun has reportedly been linked to prior online harassment of conservatives.