THIS is the harrowing moment a married couple try to fight off a Bondi gunman before being shot dead in front of terrified beachgoers.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father Sajid, 50, are suspected of gunning down 15 revellers after opening fire at a Hanukkah event on Sunday.
The father and son terror duo were able to fire at will at unsuspecting crowds in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in 30 years.
Police allege Naveed and Sajid cowered on a footbridge and unloaded on the public before getting into a lengthy firefight with cops.
But new footage, taken minutes before the pair made it to the bridge, shows how two brave civilians almost ended the massacre beforehand.
Dashcam footage shows Boris Gurman, 69, in a pink top and shorts wrestling with one of the suspected gunman, believed to be the older Sajid, after he got out of his car.
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Boris’ wife Sofia, 61, can be seen watching on desperately attempting to help out her partner.
Dozens of fellow civilians can be seen fleeing the scene as the fight breaks out.
A gun can be seen in the hands of the alleged terrorist who is accused of being inspired by ISIS.
The two men fight on the roadside over the deadly weapon before both crashing to the ground.
Boris ends the scuffle with the gun in his hands as both men stand up as Sofia runs over to confront the now unarmed gunman.
The Russian-Jewish couple then chase the man across the road as Boris appears to hold up the gun and swing it at the car.
Moments later, the married duo of almost 35 years were shot.
Harrowing images which The Sun has chosen not to publish due to their nature shows the pair on the ground receiving medical attention.
Neither of the brave duo could be saved as they died from their injuries.
An emotional statement from a family friend read: “They were people of deep kindness, quiet strength, and unwavering care for others.
“Devoted to their family and to each other, their absence has left a void that cannot be filled.”
They were also praised for their courage: “While nothing can lessen the pain of this loss, we feel immense pride in their courage and humanity.”
Another heroic member of the public member also managed to tackle one of the gunmen to the ground in separate footage.
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, bravely wrestled a rifle out of the hands of one of the twisted gunmen in the ghastly terror attack.
He was shot five times and rushed to hospital where he is now recovering from surgery.
Fifteen innocent people were killed by the two shooters with dozens hospitalised.
The youngest victim was a 10-year-old girl named Matilda with the oldest being an 87-year-old.
Brave cops managed to down both gunman on the footbridge after a tense standoff.
Footage shows one experienced Aussie officer taking cover behind a tree before unleashing a burst of shots towards the disturbed dad.
Police called the hit a “once in a lifetime shot” and praised the detective’s fearless actions.
The son, also the second shooter, then gets hit twice and is downed as cops swooped in.
Sajid was found dead when officers arrived with Naveed given life-saving CPR at the scene.
He was placed in a coma but woke up earlier today, according to New South Wales Police sources.
Investigators are by his bedside speaking to the alleged murderer, Australian media reports.
It comes as a video recorded by the pair has been found at the Airbnb hired by the killers before their sick attack.
The father and son posed with weapons and discussed their extremist views in the clip.
They had just returned to Sydney, Australiafrom a month in the Philippines, a known breeding ground for Islamic extremism.
After returning from the Philippines the Akrams booked into a £45-a-night, short-term rental in Campsie, 12 miles from Bondi.
While they rented the Campsie property they told their family they were on a fishing trip.
Politicians must wake up to threat
by Noah Hoffman
THE Jewish community in Sydney lives peacefully among the sand and sea.
They work hard, spend weekends surfing, jogging along the golden crescent coastline, and slurp green smoothies under the blazing sun – like every other Bondi Aussie.
They chill on the beach, and every year at Chanukah they eat jam doughnuts and light a menorah.
I know this all too well because the eastern suburbs of Sydney are where I grew up – my life before moving to the UK.
Bondi is home to Sydney’s vibrant Jewish community, including my grandmother, sister, aunts and many cousins.
In a tragic turn, the beautiful beach life I enjoyed until 19 is no more.
Sydney’s small, quiet Jewish community, like Britain’s, now finds itself at the mercy of Islamist extremists.
These vile radicals – who do not represent mainstream Muslims – have been left to fester, almost unchecked, in closed-off pockets that refuse to integrate with wider society.
They’re aided and abetted by woke lefties who are obsessed with Israel.
Most dangerously, they’re wilfully ignored by MPs who enjoy the votes that come with appeasing them.
The result of politicians in Australia and Britain turning a blind eye to these dangerous extremists is death.
Death that struck at the Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur, in my adopted home of England.
And death in my birthplace this Chanukah, at a joyful party by the Sydney sea.
Thankfully my family in Bondi are all ok – but they are also distraught with fear.
Until politicians, particularly Labour, wake up to this threat, more of these grim days will unfold.
Leave a sick, twisted ideology like extremist Islamism to rot, and consequences follow.
For some Labour MPs that may mean more votes – but for my deeply patriotic, quiet community, who just want to get on with life, it means murder.
I hope politicians choose the right path.