Police say two people are in custody after a mass shooting at Bondi beach on Sunday evening
Bondi beach shooting live updates
Multiple people are injured after gunshots were fired at Bondi beach in Sydney on Sunday evening. Here’s what we know so far:
Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots early on Sunday evening.
Shortly before 8pm they said they had two people in custody and the active shooters had been “neutralised”.
The NSW Ambulance service said it was called to the area at 6.45pm after reports of multiple people being shot. It later confirmed six people had been taken to local hospitals.
Video shared online from the scene showed people fleeing the beach, and distressing scenes of people lying on the ground receiving treatment.
An event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting.
The co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (Ecaj), Alex Ryvchin, said the organisation’s director of media had been injured in the incident.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the scenes were “shocking and distressing”.
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said the reports and images coming from Bondi were “deeply distressing”.
Police say two people are in custody after a mass shooting at Bondi beach on Sunday eveningBondi beach shooting live updatesMultiple people are injured after gunshots were fired at Bondi beach in Sydney on Sunday evening. Here’s what we know so far:Police responded to reports of multiple gunshots early on Sunday evening.Shortly before 8pm they said they had two people in custody and the active shooters had been “neutralised”.The NSW Ambulance service said it was called to the area at 6.45pm after reports of multiple people being shot. It later confirmed six people had been taken to local hospitals.Video shared online from the scene showed people fleeing the beach, and distressing scenes of people lying on the ground receiving treatment.An event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting.The co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (Ecaj), Alex Ryvchin, said the organisation’s director of media had been injured in the incident.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the scenes were “shocking and distressing”.The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said the reports and images coming from Bondi were “deeply distressing”. Continue reading…
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