A fundraising web page for Ahmed al Ahmed, the “humble” hero who tackled and wrestled a long-arm rifle from one of many Bondi shooters, has amassed greater than $1.7 million in donations.
Ahmed, 43, has been praised for his brave actions after footage of the father-of-two disarming Sajid Akram within the assault was beamed world wide. He was shot a number of instances and stays in hospital.
As of this morning, greater than 29,000 folks have donated to a web-based GoFundMe crowdfunding web page arrange for Ahmed by CarHub Australia.
Ahmed al Ahmed has been hospitalised with gunshot wounds after he heroically ambushed one of many assailants.
Among the donors is US billionaire Bill Ackman, who gave $99,999, and Hollywood actor and comic Amy Schumer, who donated $2257. Schumer shared a picture 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 identify of Australian musician Kid Laroi. Other high donors have given $54,000 and $50,000.
The fundraising web page mentioned Ahmed’s “extraordinary actions” had “prevented the lack of numerous extra lives”.
Ahmed’s migration lawyer, Sam Issa, mentioned yesterday his consumer had been “riddled with bullets” and was “struggling in the meanwhile” – however he would “do it once more”.
“Ahmed’s a humble man, he’s not focused on protection, he simply did what he was compelled to do as a human being on that day,” Issa mentioned.
