Bondi beach shooting live updates: two people in custody after reports of gunfire, NSW police say | New South Wales
NSW police say two people have been detained at Bondi Beach
NSW police have just released a new statement saying two men are in police custody at Bondi Beach. Police said:
Two people in police custody at Bondi Beach; However, the police operation continues and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please follow ALL police instructions. Do not cross police lines.
Two people in police custody at Bondi Beach; However, the police operation continues and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please follow ALL police instructions. Do not cross police lines.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) December 14, 2025
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Police say the incident is still ongoing and are urging everyone in the Bondi beach area to take shelter.
Citizens are asked to stay away from the area.
“Police are at the scene and further information will be released as it becomes available,” police said.
NSW police say two people have been detained at Bondi Beach
NSW police have just released a new statement saying two men are in police custody at Bondi Beach. Police said:
Two people in police custody at Bondi Beach; However, the police operation continues and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please follow ALL police instructions. Do not cross police lines.
Two people in police custody at Bondi Beach; However, the police operation continues and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please follow ALL police instructions. Do not cross police lines.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) December 14, 2025
Footage from the ABC showed dozens of emergency vehicles, including police units and ambulances, in the Bondi area.
Residents told the Guardian they could hear helicopters.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said the images were ‘extremely distressing’
Statement from the Premier of NSW Chris Minns:
The news and images from Bondi this evening are extremely saddening.
Police and emergency services are responding and the public must follow official advice.
We will inform the public when more information becomes available.
The public is asked to stay away from the Bondi area
NSW police have just reiterated their request for the public to stay away from the Bondi area. In another statement published on social media, the police said:
Attention to the media; Please share our message to avoid the Bondi Beach area while the police operation continues. We are asking people in the area to take shelter until we determine what happened. Our media officer is on the way to the scene, more information will be provided when confirmed.
A NSW police spokesman told the Guardian they had received “numerous calls” from the public about shootings in the Bondi area.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said there was “certainly a shooting in the area” but the situation was evolving quickly. They said:
We have many units in the region. We definitely treat more than one person and have more than one vehicle [responding].
The ambulance service received first aid calls just before 7pm. The ambulance spokesman added that the incidents were concentrated in the Queen Elizabeth Drive area.
We are hearing reports of a shooting in the Bondi Beach area. When we have more details we will bring them to you.
NSW Police are warning people to avoid the area. The police said in a statement on social media:
Police are responding to an incident at Bondi Beach and are urging the public to AVOID the area. Everyone at the scene should take shelter. Police are at the scene and further information will be provided as it becomes available.
Police are responding to an incident at Bondi Beach and are urging the public to AVOID the area. Everyone at the scene should take shelter. Police are at the scene and further information will be provided as it becomes available.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) December 14, 2025
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