Dramatic footage has emerged of a civilian tackling and disarming one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
The bystander can be seen creeping around a car and pouncing on the shooter, wrestling the gun from his hands.
The hero can then be seen pointing the rifle at the shooter as he backs away.
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The terrifying scenes were caught on camera by someone filming from a nearby building as the shooting unfolded on Sunday evening.
Police and emergency services responded to reports of shooters firing at a crowd gathered beside the beach just before 7pm.
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Multiple videos posted to social media show two gunmen standing on a footbridge connecting Campbell Parade to the Bondi Pavilion, firing shots into a crowd.
A number of people could be seen lying injured and unmoving on the grass at North Bondi.
Others were being loaded into ambulances on stretches while onlookers attempted to provide support.
There are reports of multiple casualties, but no details have been confirmed by authorities.
