Uniformed Sydney Gunman's Every Day Hero or Set to Receive $3 Million Donation

According to PolyBeats monitoring, on December 14, local time, a fatal shooting incident occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney. In the midst of this chaos, a fruit shop owner named Ahmed bravely stepped forward. He risked his life, fought with the shooter, took multiple shots, successfully subdued the shooter, and was then taken to the hospital for treatment. He is now hailed as a "hero" online.

Shortly after the incident, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman swiftly announced a donation campaign, personally donating $99,999 to the donation page in his name, sparking global attention and follow-ups.

Today, Polymarket launched a market titled "Australia Hero Donation Event - How much funding will be raised by December 16 (1 PM Beijing time on the 17th)?" As of the time of writing, the donation page displayed a total fundraising amount of over $2.19 million.

The current market data reflects optimism about the donation prospects: the probability of the fundraising total reaching the range of $2.5 to $2.75 million is the highest at 48%; the probability of reaching the range of $2.75 to $3 million is also high at 24%. As the incident continues to spread globally, the market generally believes that supportive donations from around the world will continue to pour in.