Overview
- Al-Ahmed describes tackling Sajid Akram and reveals exactly what he shouted as he wrested the gun away.
- He placed the rifle against a tree without firing and was then shot five times, reportedly by the second gunman on the nearby footbridge.
- Medical assessments cite extensive nerve damage with two bullets still lodged in his shoulder, leaving little sensation in his left hand and an uncertain prognosis.
- The December 14 attack at the Chanukah gathering left 15 dead and about 40 injured, with the loss of 10-year-old Matilda weighing heavily on him.
- An online fundraiser raised roughly $2.5 million from more than 43,000 donations as he sells his tobacco shop to focus on rehabilitation.