As New Zealanders struggled to cope with the deadly mayhem in Christchurch, stor...
CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON - As New Zealanders struggled to cope with the deadly mayhem in Christchurch, stories of heroism have emerged from the tragedy, including a worshiper who chased away the gunman armed only with a credit card machine.
Aziz said he charged at Tarrant outside the Linwood mosque when someone shouted that a gunman had opened fire. Tarrant had already killed dozens at the Al Noor mosque nearby, and on the streets. Tarrant ran back to his car and got another gun. Aziz said he threw the credit card machine, ducking between the cars as Tarrant opened fire.
When I came back in the mosque I could see that everybody was very frightened and trying to cover,” Aziz said. “I told them, ‘Brother, you are safe now, get up, he’s gone. He’s just run away.’ And then after that everybody started crying.” Police say they caught Tarrant 36 minutes after being alerted of the incident at Al Noor mosque at 1:42 p.m. on Friday.The video showed him pulling a gun from the rear of his car and heading into the mosque, where he fired at worshippers for about two minutes.Tarrant then left the Deans Avenue mosque, driving for about seven minutes to the Linwood mosque, which is on the other side of Christchurch’s botanical gardens.
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