American Survivor of Bondi Beach Massacre Speaks Out About Attack

Bondi Beach Massacre Survivor

• 🇦🇺 Leibel Lazaroff, a 20-year-old from Texas, is the only American victim of the Bondi Beach massacre.
• 🎯 He was shot in the stomach and thigh and almost bled out on Bondi Beach.
• ✈️ Lazaroff's parents flew from College Station, Texas, to be at his bedside after learning he was injured.

Harrowing Account of the Attack

• 🗣️ Lazaroff recounted hearing a police officer screaming, "I got shot. I got shot," and attempted to help.
• 🔫 He offered his gun, stating he was licensed and trained, but was shot himself during the exchange.
• 💔 He is experiencing guilt, feeling it should have been him instead of his mentor, Rabbi Ellie Schlunger, who was also killed.

Recovery and Future

• 🙏 Lazaroff has undergone two surgeries and was scheduled for a third, but is now battling an infection.
• ⏳ He faces a long road to recovery, as do many other survivors of the attack.
• 🕊️ The massacre also claimed the life of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim, among 15 people killed.