Minns hails bystander who disarmed gunman as hero
New South Wales premier Chris Minns has praised a bystander who tackled and disarmed an armed man during the attack, saying the intervention had saved lives.
Video circulating on social media shows a man in a white shirt running toward a gunman in a dark shirt holding a rifle in a car park.
The bystander tackles the gunman from behind, wrestles the rifle from his hands, and briefly points it back at him before placing the weapon on the ground.
The footage then shows the gunman stumbling backward toward a nearby bridge, where a second shooter was positioned.
Speaking at a press conference, Minns described the moment as extraordinary.
"It's the most unbelievable scene I've ever seen — a man walking up to a gunman who had fired on the community and single-handedly disarming him, putting his own life at risk to save the lives of countless other people," he said.
"That man is a genuine hero, and I’ve got no doubt that there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery."
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