A GoFundMe for a man who fought back against one of the Bondi Beach shooters has raised over $250,000 in a matter of hours.

The hero of Bondi Beach, identified as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, is hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, one to the hand and the other to his arm, according to the BBC. Ahmed, a fruit shop owner and father of two, ambushed one of the attackers, disarmed the shooter, and held him at gunpoint.

“After witnessing the extraordinary actions of the hero who helped disarm one of the attackers during the Bondi tragedy, an act that prevented the loss of countless more lives, we felt compelled to act,” says a GoFundMe post created by Car Hub Australia, a car club.

“In a moment of chaos and danger, he stepped forward without hesitation. His actions were selfless, instinctive, and undeniably heroic, taken without regard for his own safety,” the description continues.

By Sunday evening Central Time, the fundraiser had raised over $250,000, propelled by an initial $50,000 donation from Car Hub Australia. The goal for the fundraiser was initially set at just $35,000, but by Sunday evening it had been raised to $300,000 as donations quickly outpaced the target amount.

The Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, Australia, targeted a Hanukkah celebration attended by thousands of Jews, including families with young children. The attacks killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others.

Video from the terror attack on Bondi Beach showed Ahmed’s heroic actions. President Donald Trump praised the 43-year-old in comments during a White House Christmas reception.

“In Australia, you probably read … a very, very brave person, actually, who went and attacked frontally one of the shooters and saved a lot of lives … very brave person who’s right now in the hospital. Pretty seriously wounded. So, I have great respect to that man that did that,” said Trump.

A cousin of Ahmed said that he was hospitalized and in need of an operation, but that the doctor has said that he “is okay,” according to the BBC.

“We hope he is OK, he is a hero, 100% he is a hero. He has two shots, one in his arm and one in his hand, he has had to have an operation,” the cousin said.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said during a Sunday interview that her son was recently “pulled over” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — and that they had only let him go because he was able to produce his passport and confirm his identity.

Omar spoke to local CBS News affiliate WCCO in Minnesota, telling interviewer Esme Murphy that her son always carries his passport for just such an occasion.

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Ilhan Omar confirms her son was pulled over and detained by ICE.

President Trump also recently announced Ilhan was under investigation for marrying her brother.

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“Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target, he did get pulled over by ICE agents, and once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go,” Omar explained.

“So your son went to Target last night with his passport?” Murphy asked.

“He always carries it with him,” Omar said.

“In case he gets pulled over?” Murphy clarified. “Which he did, by ICE.”

“Yes,” Omar replied, saying that ICE agents had also come into a mosque where her son was, but that they had left without detaining anyone. Following that incident, she said she’d “had to remind him just how worried I am, because all of these areas that they are talking about are areas where he could possibly find himself in and they are racially profiling, they are looking for young men who look Somali that they think are undocumented.”

Omar’s interview comes just days after she wrote a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, demanding answers about ICE activities in her home state and claiming that they were driven by President Donald Trump’s “racist comments.”

“Constituents, advocates, and local officials have documented blatant racial profiling, an egregious level of unnecessary force, and activity that appears designed for social media rather than befitting a law enforcement agency,” she wrote in part. “I am demanding answers on behalf of my constituents whose constitutional rights are being violated on a daily basis.”

“It is clear to me that this surge came in direct response to Trump’s racist comments about Somali people, and about me in particular. Earlier this month, Trump called Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ and ranted that he does not want us in this country,” she added.