Overview
- Australian broadcasts and social media video show Bitton, wearing a red shirt, sprinting toward a gunman alongside Ahmed al‑Ahmed before being shot.
- Bitton, 30, was hit multiple times, underwent several complex surgeries, and remains sedated and ventilated in intensive care at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.
- Friends say he initially reached safety then turned back to confront the attacker after realizing the assault was still unfolding.
- Authorities and witnesses have credited Syrian‑Australian Ahmed al‑Ahmed, who was also injured, with helping to stop one of the assailants.
- Ynet reported that Bitton was likely struck by the second attacker firing from a nearby bridge, and a friend said a GoFundMe has been set up to support him.