The Sydney shooter being referred to in current news is one of the two gunmen involved in the 2025 Bondi Beach attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney.
Identity
Reports from law enforcement and major news outlets identify one of the alleged shooters as 24‑year‑old Naveed Akram, a man from south‑west Sydney and originally a Pakistani national. He is described as the son in a father‑and‑son pair who allegedly carried out the attack.
Father and son detail
Authorities say the attackers were a 50‑year‑old father and his 24‑year‑old son, both described as gunmen in the Bondi Beach shooting. The father, who held a firearms licence and had several registered guns, was shot and killed by police at the scene, while the son was critically injured and taken into custody.
