What we know about the Bondi attackers

Monday, 15 December 2025 01:02

One of the gunmen in the attack that killed at least 16 people was a licensed firearms owner, police said today.

Police have revealed the two alleged gunmen in the Bondi Beach shooting were a father and son duo and have ruled out any further offenders in their investigation.

The identities of the two alleged gunmen have been confirmed by 9News as 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram.

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the shooters were from Bonnyrigg in south-western Sydney and had stayed at Campsie in the lead-up to the attack.

He confirmed one, aged 50, was dead, while the other, his 24-year-old son, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition under police guard.

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He also said licensed firearms were used in the attack yesterday that killed 15 people and the father held a gun licence.

Lanyon said the 50-year-old had been a NSW licensed firearms owner for 10 years.

Police raided homes in Bonnyrigg and Campsie overnight, and have seized the six firearms licensed to the alleged shooter.

"Ballistics and forensic investigation will determine those six firearms are the six that were licensed to that man," Lanyon said.

"We will continue to investigate this matter thoroughly."

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Lanyon said there was "no indication" that either of the men allegedly involved in the shooting were planning the attack.

He also said he could not comment about potential motives for the attack.

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"We're still very early in the investigation, we're happy to provide information," Lanyon said.

"I want to give our investigators the opportunity to investigate thoroughly without speculation.

"We heard a lot information was coming forward. I want to make sure it's accurate … our investigation will be thorough."

Lanyon confirmed police and ASIO were aware of the 24-year-old, but had no intelligence they were planning an attack.

One of the alleged gunmen at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.

At least 15 people were killed when the pair opened fire on a Jewish event being held at the beach for the first day of Hanukkah on Sunday.

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Lanyon gave no details about police discovering "improvised explosives" in a car linked to one of the shooters nearby.

NSW Police yesterday declared a terrorist incident, and those officers will be supported by Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).

Police at a home in Bonnyrigg, in Sydney's west, after the Bondi Beach shooting.

Where are police investigating?

Officers swarmed on a property in Bonnyrigg in Sydney's west in the hours immediately after the shooting.

The property was the home of one of the gunmen.

Streets were closed off as tactical teams and detectives surrounded the scene.

Large areas of Bondi Beach remain a crime scene today.

The bomb squad was also called in after suspected improvised explosive devices were found in a car at the beach.

Those devices were removed and the exclusion zone was scaled back but the area remained a crime scene.

Heavily armed Police at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Is there an ongoing threat?

ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said yesterday the national terrorism threat level remained as "probable".

"I don't see that changing at this stage," he said on Sunday night.

"'Probable' means there is a 50 per cent chance of an act of terror and unfortunately we have seen that horrific act occur in Australia."

Who is investigating?

NSW Police declared a terrorist incident, and those officers will be supported by Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).

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