How one officer made herself a target twice to stop the alleged Bondi gunmen
Police have revealed how one officer made herself a target knowing she had “little to no hope” of hitting the alleged Bondi shooters from her position.
Paraphrased:
4 police officers fired shots.
Constable Scott Dyson, who was one of the first people hit by the gunmen, returned fire.
The unnamed officer ( in the "freeze" photo ) drew fire twice & had been injured twice by gunshots while working to protect the public. She has asked not to be named.
Constable Tayla Walsh who was accused of cowering behind a car during the attack, also acted in a manner one police source described as “beyond heroic”. She was patrolling at Dover Heights & heard the "distressing" radio broadcasts, immediately headed to Bondi under lights & sirens. She heard a broadcast that a police officer had been shot.
She got out of the police car ( car was blocking her getting closer ) , came across the two victims deceased on the path, she edged towards the gun shots, fired a volley of shots at the gunmen, knowing she had no hope of hitting them, but did it to get there attention & to stop the shooting at the public. She came under fire, ducked back to the cover of the car & re-loaded, stood up again , making herself a target & let off another volley of shots. One shot may have hit the son.
At the same time, another officer was shooting at the gunmen, Detective Senior Constable Cesar Barraza to take his shots, killing the father & possibly wounding the son.
Need to await ballistics to see who shot who.
Police have footage of police showing officers lying on top of children, shielding them from bullets during the attack, who couldn't fire back as it would draw attention the the children
A young officer found two bombs inside a backpack on the footbridge. He cleared the first responders & the injured son, he covered the backpack with ballistic vests.
I am so proud of these young officers
