In a gripping tale of courage, a Sydney shop owner is being celebrated for his bravery after disarming a gunman during a shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach. Alongside him, a couple and another man who tragically lost their lives while confronting the assailants are being honored for their valiant attempts to protect others.

Among the fallen heroes is Reuven Morrison, aged 62, who was fatally shot while trying to stop the violence. His daughter, Sheina Gutnick, shared with CBS News that her father acted immediately when the chaos began.

“The moment the shooting started, he sprang into action,” Gutnick recounted. “He hurled bricks and confronted the terrorist, all in an effort to defend his community. If there was a way he would have chosen to leave this world, it would be fighting against terror.”

Morrison’s courageous efforts are captured in several videos that have surfaced on social media, highlighting his fearless stand in the face of danger.

Morrison’s actions are visible in several videos posted on social media.

After 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim father-of-two, charged one of the gunmen from behind and disarmed him, a man is seen chasing the terrorist and hurling something at him.

Morrison, who originally came from the USSR, was later shot and killed, according to Gutnick.

Ahmed is recovering in hospital after surgery for bullet wounds and donations to support him have topped A$2 million ($1.33 million).

Morrison was one of 15 people killed in what is Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.

Officials allege that a father and son are the gunmen and say the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community.

Another couple, who have not yet been identified, were also filmed tackling one of the terrorists to stop him before apparently being shot dead.

The dashcam footage, verified by Reuters, showed one shooter wrestling for a long-barrelled weapon with an older man in a lavender shirt and shorts, before both fall heavily to the ground behind a silver hatchback car.

The man in lavender, who is with a woman, gets up with the weapon as the footage moves on.

A separate drone video shows the man and woman lying motionless next to the vehicle beside the pedestrian bridge, where the gunmen were later shot by police.

“An elderly man by the roadside did not run away — instead, he charged straight toward the danger, using all his strength trying to wrestle away the gun and fighting to the death,” said dashcam owner Jenny, who shared the footage with Reuters.

“I can see from my camera that the elderly man was ultimately shot and collapsed. That moment broke my heart,” she added.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier this week praised the actions of Australians who had “run towards danger in order to help others”.

“These Australians are heroes and their bravery has saved lives,” he told a press conference.