Man wrestles shooter to ground, disarms gun
Name revealed of man who bravely tackled and disarmed gunman in horror Bondi Beach shooting.
Source: X
A fruit shop owner who wrestled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen in an incredible act of bravery that gave people time to escape is being heralded as a hero.
Sixteen people are dead after two shooters fired into a Bondi park from a footbridge on Sunday evening, as people screamed and sprinted for cover.
In an act that may have prevented more deaths, one of the gunmen was disarmed and prevented from firing further shots into the crowd.
Footage of the altercation shows a bystander, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, crouching behind a parked car in the Campbell Parade car park.
He then approaches the gunman from behind before wrestling the firearm from his grip in the potentially fatal tussle.
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The altercation sends the man who had previously held the gun staggering to the ground before he gets up and walks towards the carpark bridge overpass where another shooter was continuing to fire.
A bystander managed to wrestle the gun from one of the shooters. Photo: X
The video appears to be taken by an occupant filming from an apartment overlooking the scene.
Seven News spoke to a relative who identified the hero as 43-year-old Ahmed Al Ahmed.
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The male relative said Ahmed was in hospital after being shot in the shoulder and hand.
“He’s in hospital and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside,” the man named Mustafa told Seven.
“We do hope he will be fine. He’s a hero 100 per cent.”
The citizen hero snatched the gun away. Photo: X
Authorities have since described the incident as a terrorist attack, targeting Sydney’s Jewish community.
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said he was “incredibly proud” of the force’s response.
“They have done a fantastic job, and unfortunately, after the Westfield Bondi Junction attack, we have learned a lot and tonight ambulance and police and other responders acted promptly and professionally to do a great job,” he told reporters.
-with AAP
