Two alleged gunmen who killed 16 people at a Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday (December 15, 2025), as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.
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The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in the hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday. Officials have described the shooting on Sunday as a targeted antisemitic attack.
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Forty people remain in hospital following the attack, including two police officers who are in a serious but stable condition, police said. The victims were aged between 10 and 87.
