In sensational stories, does "I was almost there!" count as witnessing an event?

So… I was at Costco in Billings (directly diagonal from Wal-Mart)at 12:50 when this went down.

Dad and I had planned on stopping at Wal-Mart first, but decided against it at the last moment. Costco instead.

I saw traffic backed up at the main exit and was one of the first cars to go out the back and attempt the exit 2 blocks west. We saw the body that had just been pulled from the Jeep. We both said “What the fuck?!” And dad (the professional driver) told me “Whip a U-ie quick, before everyone realizes this is blocked off!”

So… I was that close to drama.

What have you seen (or nearly seen)?