<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hero </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police officer"><span>police officer</span></a><span> who is believed to have shot and killed </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting\" rel="" target="" title="Bondi"><span>Bondi</span></a><span> gunman Sajid Akram has been identified as Cesar Barraza, a local detective who joined the force because he "hates crime".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Video footage emerged yesterday of the detective senior constable approaching the shooters, taking cover behind trees as they opened fire on crowds with long-arm guns from a footbridge.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wearing no protective equipment, he was seen raising his pistol and firing towards the attackers.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-accused-gunman-naveed-akram-charged/a896ad6f-518f-4c51-9fd9-d22d6f3b598e"><strong><span>Accused gunman charged with 59 offences including 15 counts of murder</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-josh-frydenberg-speech/4fb4e849-cba0-4fa1-9977-5cd879a21551"><strong><span>Furious ex-treasurer unleashes at PM over Bondi terror attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His shots are believed to have killed 50-year-old killer Sajid Akram, and wounded 24-year-old alleged shooter Naveed Akram, who was then arrested by police at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The younger Akram </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-accused-gunman-naveed-akram-charged/a896ad6f-518f-4c51-9fd9-d22d6f3b598e"><span>has since been charged with 59 offences</span></a><span>, including committing an act of terror and 15 counts of murder, for his alleged role in the attack.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-hero-police-officer-id-cesar-barraza/c28f6822-ba17-42a1-9ed6-77e10d3c8b19" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barraza appeared on the police reality TV show </span><em><span>Recruits</span></em><span> more than 15 years ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My name is Cess Barraza, I'm 26 and I want to be a police officer because I hate crime," he said on the program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-attacks-safe-to-travel-advice-sydney-australia/3328c0cd-e41e-4fd4-9f65-9005a5e8ec32"><strong><span>New Year's Eve events cancelled after Bondi terror attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-updates-jack-hibbert-police-officer-wounded-by-gunmen-family-statement/273bc566-34ff-4f43-b585-81ca7232e7d0"><strong><span>'Miraculous' survival for officer injured in Bondi Beach attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This afternoon, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said authorities had not yet confirmed Barraza's shots struck the Akrams, but praised his actions in confronting them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're still awaiting ballistic examination before we can confirm who fired that shot," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm proud of the officer who has been identified, as I am of every police officer there on that day. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The bravery they went through to approach and resolve that situation is incredible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-terror-attack-victims-named/8e866d73-4e45-4198-b28b-3661b4d8ad58"><strong><span>Father identified as 13th Bondi victim</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that another of the officers who responded to the shooting, Probationary Constable </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-updates-jack-hibbert-police-officer-wounded-by-gunmen-family-statement/273bc566-34ff-4f43-b585-81ca7232e7d0"><span>Jack Hibbert, has lost sight in one of his eyes due to the gunshot wounds he sustained</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A statement from his family said he has a challenging recovery ahead of him, including several rounds of surgery, after "miraculously surviving".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has only served in the police force for four months, but Lanyon assured that he will be supported.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will find appropriate duties for him, depending on the nature of that injury and his capacity," the commissioner said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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