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Another Bondi Beach hero emerges as footage shows tragic victim hurling a brick at gunman before being gunned down
THIS is the chilling moment a man who would later be hailed a hero hurled a brick at a Bondi Beach gunman – just seconds before he was shot dead in front of his best friend.
Reuven Morrison put himself directly in harm’s way as terror unfolded at the iconic Sydney beach.
The 62-year-old was attending a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire.
Mr Morrison, an assistant at Bondi’s Wellington Street synagogue, did not hesitate.
As panic tore through the crowd, he ran towards danger.
Footage shows the selfless grandfather charging at shooter Sajid Akram.
He is seen picking up a brick and throwing it at the gunman.
The moment came after the attacker had been disarmed by hero Ahmed Al Ahmed.
In the video, the gunman can be seen fleeing the scene and the footage then abruptly cuts out.
It was later confirmed that Mr Morrison was among the 15 people killed in the massacre – Australia’s second deadliest mass shooting.
His daughter, Sheina Gutnick described her dad’s final moments.
She said: “From my sources and understanding, he had jumped up the second the shooting started. He managed to throw bricks … he was screaming at the terrorist, and protecting his community, he was shot dead.”
She said her father died exactly how he lived – standing up for others.
“If there was one way for him to go on this earth, it would be fighting a terrorist. There was no other way he would be taken from us. He went down fighting, protecting the people he loved most,” she added.
Mr Morrison’s best friend Vladimir was there when it happened.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said his friend “died in front of me”.
Vladimir said he had briefly left the Hanukkah celebration to sort out his car when the shooting began.
He watched in horror as Mr Morrison sprang into action.
He said Mr Morrison tried to “get people to get down out of the way and then maybe disarm the shooter on the ground”.
Moments later, he was gunned down.
“I was there when he died,” Vladimir said.
“He’s a hero. He died a hero trying to save his community and it cost him his life,” he added.
Mr Morrison was a businessman who emigrated to Australia from the former Soviet Union.
He split his time between Sydney and Melbourne and lived with his wife and daughter.
Footage shows him hurling the brick just seconds after shop owner Ahmed Al Ahmed – a father-of-two – disarmed one of the gunmen.
Mr Ahmed can be seen crouching behind a car before charging at the attacker.
He wrestled the firearm away and pointed it back at the gunman as the shooter backed away.
Mr Ahmed was later shot and seriously wounded.
He has since undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand.
It comes as a second pair of brave heroes are remembered for trying to stop the alleged Bondi terrorists before paying the ultimate price.
A married couple attempted to fight off the armed attacker, only to be shot dead in front terrified beach goers.
Cops allege Naveed and Sajid cowered on a footbridge and opened fire on the public before becoming embroiled in a lengthy firefight with officers.
But chilling new footage, filmed minutes before they reached the bridge, shows how two courageous civilians almost brought the massacre to an end.
Dashcam vision shows Boris Gurman, 69, dressed in a pink top and shorts, wrestling with one of the suspected gunmen – believed to be the older Sajid – after he got out of his car.
His wife Sofia, 61, can be seen watching on in desperation, trying to help her husband as chaos erupts around them.
Dozens of civilians flee as the struggle unfolds, with a gun clearly visible in the hands of the alleged terrorist, who is accused of being inspired by ISIS.
The two men grapple on the roadside before crashing to the ground, with Boris eventually emerging holding the weapon.
As both men get back to their feet, Sofia runs towards the now-unarmed gunman and confronts him.
The Russian-Jewish couple, married for nearly 35 years, then chase the man across the road as Boris appears to raise the gun and swing it towards a car.
Moments later, both were shot and neither of them could be saved.
They died from their injuries shortly after.The father and son gunmen are accused of gunning down 15 revellers celebrating Hanukkah at a Sydney beach on Sunday.
The dad, Sajid, died after being shot as he cowered on a footbridge alongside his son during what became Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years.
Naveed was struck multiple times by police and given life-saving CPR at the scene before being rushed to hospital.
He was placed in a coma but woke up earlier today, according to New South Wales Police sources.
Australian media reports say investigators are now at his bedside speaking with the alleged murderer.
Authorities believe the pair had travelled to the Philippines to receive “military-style training” before returning to Australia.
