Two shooters armed with semi-automatic rifles kill nine at Sydney beach: What we know

Separately, reports said that at least 13 people were injured and taken to hospital following.

A man has been taken into police custody after allegedly firing up to 100 rounds into a street in Sydney’s Inner West, leaving 20 people wounded.

A health worker moves a stretcher after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (AFP)

The police said 10 people died in shooting, according to an AFP report.

Separately, reports said that at least 13 people were injured and taken to hospital following a shooting incident at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, Reuters reported.

According to reports, two people have been taken into custody in connection with the incident.

What we know so far?

1. The police said 10 people died in shooting. One of the shooters is among the 10 people who died.
2. A second alleged shooter is also in critical condition, police said, according to a report by The Guardian.
3. Police believe between 50 and 100 shots were fired during the incident, New South Wales Police Acting Superintendent Stephen Parry said.
4. About two hours after the shooting, police entered a unit above a business premises and arrested a 60-year-old man. The suspect was taken to hospital and treated for injuries sustained during his arrest.
5. One man later self-presented at hospital with a gunshot wound and is in a serious condition, police said.
6. Another 19 people were treated for injuries caused by shrapnel or shattered glass, with 13 taken to hospital.
7. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, called the shooting “shocking and distressing”.
8. A video shows a bystander overpowering an armed man, believed to be one of the shooters. The footage shows the man, wearing a white T-shirt, approaching the suspect, tackling him to the ground and grabbing the rifle from his hands.
9. A British tourist told AFP he saw "two shooters in black" after the shooting began. "There was a shooting, two shooters in black with semi-automatic rifles," Timothy Brant-Coles told AFP, saying he saw multiple people who had been shot and wounded.
10. Another witness, Harry Wilson, 30, told the Sydney Morning Herald he saw "at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere".