INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Pushing his trolley, Michael Rogers (left) helped police tackle the attacker
Melbourne by ramming him with a shopping trolley.Michael Rogers, dubbed "Trolley Man" online, was filmed on Friday trying to prevent Hassan
Khalif Shire Ali from stabbing two police officers.The suspect had already killed a cafe owner and injured two other people.He was later
shot by police and died in hospital.When tracked down by reporters, Mr Rogers, 46, told 7 News: "I threw the trolley straight at him, and I
I didn't quite get him down, though."At the time he was only metres from a burning car full of gas cylinders, which the attacker had set
alight near Bourke Street, a busy road in the city centre
Image:The attacker set a car on fire and stabbed three peopleFootage of Mr Rogers' efforts spread rapidly online, where he was hailed as a
A GoFundMe fundraising page was set up by Donna Stolzenberg, founder of the charity Melbourne Homeless Collective, to help get him back on
his feet."As a person he just deserves it," she told Reuters.At time of writing, 3,388 people had donated money, and the page had been
shared 11,000 times on Facebook.Image copyrightWILLIAM WESTImage caption
The attacker had already set a car ablaze and
killed an elderly man when Mr Rogers tried to stop him
A message from its creator read: "UPDATE: We've found him! What an
absolutely incredible human
We had a long chat on the phone today and we're even more proud of him
Our hero is humble as can be and had no idea about this fundraiser
We'll be catching up tomorrow to hand over his donations
He is amazing."Ms Stolzenberg's charity will now help Mr Rogers find housing, as well as psychological support to process what he
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said the Friday attack is being treated as a terrorist incident.
