WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney

[riversedge]

This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.

— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) 2025-12-14T09:32:47.116Z

[riversedge]

1. The shooter hung around after he was disarmed--did not immediately run.....

Maybe he thought he would get his rifle back??

Link to tweet

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[underpants]

2. Damn. A second shooter? Good for that guy though

and the other guy who threw something at the first shooter.


11 people were killed.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/bondi-beach-gunshots-reported-12-14-25

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[Sector 001]

4. For some reason Facebook is blocking me from posting this video.

https://imgur.com/gallery/shout-out-to-this-guy-disarming-active-shooter-saving-lives-AmJcrZT

[Jacson6]

12. FB doesn't allow any gun violence. n/t

[Emile]

27. I often have trouble linking to Facebook.

[sl8]

5. Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified (43-year-old father of two Ahmed el Ahmed)

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hero-bystander-tackles-gunman-in-incredible-footage-20251214-p5nnlb.html

Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified

By Josefine Ganko
Updated December 15, 2025 — 12.26am, first published December 14, 2025 — 9.14pm

A hero bystander who wrestled a rifle off an alleged gunman in a moment of bravery that may have saved lives has been identified as 43-year-old father of two Ahmed el Ahmed.

In an incredible act of courage, Ahmed placed himself in the line of fire to take a rifle from the shooter, and was later hit by at least two bullets himself.

Ahmed’s cousin, identified only as Mustafa, spoke to Seven News outside St George Hospital, where he is undergoing surgery. Mustafa confirmed to Seven that Ahmed had taken on the gunman and later sustained bullet wounds to his upper arm and his hand.

“He’s in hospital, and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside,” Mustafa said.

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[obamanut2012]

6. Muslum fruit vendor

42 year old father of two. Ahmed El Ahmed.

Shot twice by other shooter, in good condition after surgery.

[Raven123]

7. Harrowing to watch.

[tblue37]

8. And the hero was a Muslim, which should temper the inevitable anti-Muslim bigotry (but undoubtedly won't):

Info from a comment on the video:

His name is Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner. He is in hospital after surgery from gunshots received after he disarmed one of the gunmen.

[milestogo]

9. The "good guy with a gun" sometimes gets shot by police

who don't take the time to figure out what is going on.

[off-the-clock]

10. Did it the right way -- locking the gunman's shoulders

This is the most effective way to control a shooter. May all good get bestowed on this hero

[UTUSN]

11. That's an Aussie, like they were in Vietnam.

[WarGamer]

13. too bad shooter re-armed himself

[Boo1]

14. Shouldn't have let him get up

End the threat permanently when you have the chance. Always assume they have another weapon.

Sure, potential legal issues that might come up, but I'll take my chances with a jury.

[RoseTrellis]

15. Tough choice

In hindsight, the hero should have forced the terrorist to lie down. If he had shot him while he was running back to his friend, he would be vilified endlessly. Did the terrorist kill anyone else after he rearmed himself?

[Boo1]

16. In that situation I don't think it's a tough choice at all

I'm shooting the guy the second I have the gun in my hand.

I understand it's complex, but he's shooting, there's another shooter at an elevated position and he's retreating back to them.....to me

it's obvious that he has to be neutralized.

Of course there is a lot that's not clear from the video. It's grainy and I can't even see what type of weapon he's got. It might be a bolt action rifle that the man doesn't know how to put a new round into. He might have pulled the trigger and it didn't fire.

[canetoad]

21. It's not complex

If you're from Australia.

Most folk here don't think in terms of shooting back simply because this is a rare happening. We don't live with the constant threat of gun violence and therefore are not drilled and schooled in shooting responses.

[Boo1]

23. Well

unfortunately it looks like you may need to start thinking about it.

[canetoad]

24. Is that advice

From a concerned friend? Somehow I don't think Australia will ever regress to that extent. We are far more united against guns in our society and I think we'll stay that way.

Note; There were no assault-type rifles. The weapons were legal and bought over a period of many years. It's looking to me like this could have been planned a long time ago but the shooter/s were careful not to raise any alarms about the collection of weapons. All weapons registered; the owner a member of a gun club as one must be before purchasing a weapon.

We have too much invested in our society to throw up our hands and relent to bullies.

[Boo1]

25. And this is atleast the 2nd mass shooting there in the past 2 months

18 people were injured in a shooting in Sydney in October.

And, given the high incidence of firearms being stolen in AU, along with advacements in 3d printing technology capable of making homemade weapons....do you really think that any gun control laws are going to be able to prevent a shooting if someone is motivated enough to carry one out?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/21/australia-new-zealand-gun-control-firearms-seized-weapon-crackdown

[canetoad]

26. You're determined

To paint Oz as black as the USA. Don't even go there. We're not like you. period.

[Boo1]

28. Tell yourself whatever you want

[haele]

18. El Ahmed got shot after the shooter ran off

You can see it in the video, his right arm dropped and he puts the gun down then.
No matter what, he gave the police precious seconds to regroup.

[Boo1]

19. He did

and I'm not criticizing him. I'm just pointing out that if anyone ever finds themselves in a similar situation, take advantage of the moment you have the upper hand.

He was shot by the man on the elevated position. If he shoots the shooter he disarmed immediately and gets to cover, he might not have been shot at all. Holding the gun on the man left him exposed.

[JI7]

17. I read somewhere that the shooters were farther and son

not sure if it's true.

[canetoad]

20. ABC link

To the video.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/bondi-shooter-tackled-and-disarmed-by-possible-civilian/106141690

[Emile]

22. Good guy WITHOUT A GUN, takes out bad guy with a gun!

[DoBW]

29. Holy f&ck

words couldn't describe