Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025.
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Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on Sunday (December 14, 2025) at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter.
“Police are responding to a developing incident at Bondi Beach and are urging the public to AVOID the area. Anyone at the scene should take shelter,” New South Wales police said in a statement on social media.
Two people had been taken into custody, they said, warning that the operation was “ongoing” and people should to avoid the area, obey police instructions and avoid crossing police lines.
Eight people were taken to the hospital following the shooting at the beach, according to the ambulance service.”
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said one suspected shooter had been shot by police while another had been detained.
Witness sees ‘two shooters in black’
A British tourist told AFP he saw “two shooters in black” after gunfire broke out at the beach.
“There was a shooting, two shooters in black with semi-automatic rifles,” Timothy Brant-Coles told AFP from the Sydney tourist hotspot, reporting multiple people had been shot and wounded.
Bondi Beach in eastern Sydney is Australia’s most famous beach, drawing huge numbers of surfers, swimmers and tourists especially at weekends.
Published – December 14, 2025 02:35 pm IST
