Abdul Aziz, 48, yelled 'come here' as he ran at the gunman who is alleged to be Australian Brenton Tarrant
Aziz's four sons stayed in the Linwood mosque while he chased the shooter down the road and into his car
It came after hero Naeem Rashid died in hospital after trying to overpower the gunman on Friday afternoon
Mr Rashid launched himself at the shooter in a bid to protect fellow worshippers before he was badly injured
In a tragic twist, his 21-year-old son Talha was also killed during the terrifying mass shooting at Christchurch
An Australian right-wing terrorist live-streamed himself carrying out his attack at a mosque in New Zealand
A man, identifying himself as Brenton Tarrant, 28, killed 41 at the Al Noor Mosque, in Christchurch at 1.30pm
Seven more people then died when a second mosque in nearby Linwood, also came under attack
Another person later died after being taken to hospital, bringing the death toll to 49 dead with 48 wounded
A heroic father grabbed accused Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant's gun and forced him away from a mosque - bringing an end to the gunman's killing spree.
Abdul Aziz, 48, is being hailed a hero for preventing more deaths at the Linwood mosque after scaring the alleged killer into his car.
But Aziz, whose four sons remained in the mosque while he faced off Tarrant, said he thinks it is what anyone would have done.
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