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New Zealand mosque shooting: Hero who tried to snatch shooter's gun confirmed dead along with his son

Naem Rashid attempted to tackle the shooter but was seriously injured and succumbed to his injuries on Friday night.
UPDATED MAR 16, 2019

A man who bravely tried to wrestle the gun away from the Christchurch shooter in the first mosque he targeted has been confirmed dead along with his son who was also a victim of the attack. 

Naem Rashid attempted to overpower gunman Brenton Tarrant as he went about shooting indiscriminately at the Masjid Al Noor mosque on Friday, reports said.

Naem was seriously injured after he tried to launch himself at the shooter in order to try and protect the others in the mosque. Post the attack, he was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his injuries on Friday night.

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