A fundraising page for Ahmed al Ahmed, the “humble” hero who tackled and wrestled a long-arm rifle from one of the Bondi shooters, has amassed more than $1.7 million in donations.
Ahmed, 43, has been praised for his courageous actions after footage of the father-of-two disarming Sajid Akram in the attack was beamed around the world. He was shot multiple times and remains in hospital.
As of this morning, more than 29,000 people have donated to an online GoFundMe crowdfunding page set up for Ahmed by CarHub Australia.
Ahmed al Ahmed has been hospitalised with gunshot wounds after he heroically ambushed one of the assailants.
Among the donors is US billionaire Bill Ackman, who gave $99,999, and Hollywood actor and comedian Amy Schumer, who donated $2257. Schumer shared an image of NSW Premier Chris Minns visiting Ahmed in hospital on Monday afternoon on her Instagram account.
One $5000 donation is from Charlton Howard, the given name of Australian musician Kid Laroi. Other top donors have given $54,000 and $50,000.
The fundraising page said Ahmed’s “extraordinary actions” had “prevented the loss of countless more lives”.
Ahmed’s migration lawyer, Sam Issa, said yesterday his client had been “riddled with bullets” and was “struggling at the moment” – but he would “do it again”.
“Ahmed’s a humble man, he’s not interested in coverage, he just did what he was compelled to do as a human being on that day,” Issa said.
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