Two victims of the Bondi Beach shooting have been pictured moments before their tragic deaths trying to stop one of the gunmen.

Fifteen innocent people were killed during Australia’s second-worst mass shooting.

Police allege Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid, 50, stood on a footbridge at the eastern Sydney beach on Sunday night, firing shots into a crowd celebrating Hanukkah on the beach.1/1 Skip Ad Continue watchingafter the ad
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A photo has emerged on social media of a man falling to the road beside Sajid, holding the gun he had just wrested from him. A woman stands nearby.

‘Many people may not know that at the very beginning of the incident, two individuals were among the first to identify the gunman and bravely attempted to disarm him,’ a social media user said.

‘Tragically, they were shot and killed in the process.

‘They were heroes too. They stepped forward in the face of extreme danger.’

A witness has described the man as a ‘hero’ after watching the struggle unfold.

A man (right) could be seen trying to disarm gunman Sajid Akram (left) before he started his shooting rampage on Sunday 

The brave pair were later photographed lying motionless near the terrorist’s car 

Horrifying moment two masked gunmen open fire at Bondi beach

Emergency services treating victims at Bondi Beach

‘We saw this man heroically try to disarm this evil terrorist. His family needs to know he (was) trying to save lives. He is a hero,’ they wrote. 

Another witness, a local Chinese resident called Jenny, told Xiaoxiang Morning Post she thought she had first heard ‘fireworks’ before seeing the two men wrestling while she was parking her car.

‘I was stunned at the time. Looking back on this scene afterward, I was deeply shocked, because everyone was running away at the time,’ she said.

Jenny described seeing Sajid exit a car when he was rushed and tackled by the older man, she believed him to be in his 70s or 80s, who then snatched the long gun.

She said that a thin, older woman was behind the hero.

When Jenny allegedly saw a man fire a fun from the bridge, she drove to the beach where she collected her family and rushed home.

‘I’ve lived in Australia for over 20 years, and I can say this is the most horrific attack Australia has ever suffered since its founding,’ she said.

Nine of the 15 people killed in the attack have been identified, including the youngest victim, 10-year-old Matilda.

Ahmed Al-Ahmed was seriously injured after he tackled and confronted terrorist Sajid Akram

Heart-stopping footage captured the moment Mr Al-Ahmed (pictured in a white shirt) wrestled a gun from the shooter before turning it against him 

Other victims included British-born Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, French national Dan Elkayam, 27, Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, beloved husband and father Tibor Weitzen, Wellington Street synagogue assistant Reuven Morrison, Slovak citizen Marika Pogany, 82, and retired NSW Police detective sergeant Peter Meagher.

Twelve people injured in Sunday night’s attack remain in a critical condition, while a further 26 patients are in various conditions across seven hospitals in Sydney.

Among them is Ahmed Al-Ahmed, the hero who tackled and confronted one of the Bondi Beach terrorists during the attack.

Incredible footage captured the moment the 43-year-old father of two daughters, aged six and seven, grabbed terrorist Sajid Akram from behind and wrestled away the man’s firearm.

The gunman then fell backward to the ground as Mr Al-Ahmed lifted the rifle, aiming its barrel toward the disarmed shooter but not shooting.

Akram then backed away as Mr Al-Ahmed rested the firearm against a tree before a second bystander rushed the shooter and threw an object at him.

The altercation took place in view of the second alleged gunman, Naveed, who looked on from a nearby footbridge, gun in hand.

Naveed was rushed to hospital under police guard with critical injuries, while his father was shot and killed by police at the scene.

Mr Al-Ahmed, a Syrian-born tobacconist owner, has been widely praised for his heroism, but it came at a significant personal cost.

He was shot in the shoulder and arm while hiding behind a tree after confronting the gunman and remains in care at St George Hospital.

The Prime Minister confirmed that he will meet Mr Al-Ahmed following a hospital visit from NSW Premier Chris Minns on Monday night.

‘I spoke to the premier after he visited, he told me he’s a great character, and he asked about whether I’d be visiting him – he’s a hero,’ Albanese told radio station Nova on Tuesday.

The PM also hinted at a reward, adding that the bystander’s heroism ‘needs to be recognised.’