Overview
- Ahmed al-Ahmed is recovering after surgery for gunshot wounds and faces additional operations, with relatives and doctors warning of possible long-term damage to his left arm.
- Crowdfunding for Ahmed has surpassed A$1.5 million, with some reports placing combined fundraisers above A$2 million, as tens of thousands of donors contribute.
- Bill Ackman donated about A$99,999 to the GoFundMe and said he and the Pershing Square Foundation will create a system to support civilian heroes.
- New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visited Ahmed in hospital, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised his actions as life-saving during the antisemitic terror attack.
- Authorities identified the gunmen as a 50-year-old father, killed at the scene, and his 24-year-old son, now in custody, and said six firearms and two improvised explosive devices were recovered.