NSW police say two people are in custody at Bondi Beach
NSW police just released a new statement, saying two people are in police custody at Bondi Beach. The police said:
Two people are in police custody at Bondi Beach; however, the police operation is ongoing and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please obey ALL police directions. Do not cross police lines.
Two people are in police custody at Bondi Beach; however, the police operation is ongoing and we continue to urge people to avoid the area. Please obey ALL police directions. Do not cross police lines.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) December 14, 2025
Footage on the ABC shows dozens of emergency vehicles, including police units and ambulances, in the Bondi area.
Residents told the Guardian they can hear helicopters overhead.
NSW premier Chris Minns says footage ‘deeply distressing’
Statement from the NSW premier Chris Minns:
The reports and images coming out of Bondi tonight are deeply distressing.
Police and emergency services are responding and the public should follow official advice.
We will update the public as soon as more information becomes available.
NSW Police have just repeated a request for the public to avoid the Bondi area. In another statement posted on social media, police said:
Attention media – please share our message for members of the public to avoid Bondi Beach area as the police operation continues. We are still asking people in the area to take shelter until we can determine what is happening. We have media officer en route to scene, more information when confirmed.
A NSW Police spokesperson has told the Guardian they have received “multiple calls” from the public about shooting in the Bondi area.
A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance said there had “definitely been a shooting in the area”, but that the situation was developing rapidly. They said:
We have many, many units in the area. We are definitely treating multiple people and have multiple vehicles [responding].
The ambulance service received their first calls for assistance just before 7pm. Incidents were centred on the Queen Elizabeth Drive area, the ambulance spokesperson added.
We are hearing reports of a shooting incident in the Bondi Beach area. We will bring you more details as we have it.
NSW Police are warning people to avoid the area. In a statement released on social media, the police said:
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. Police are on scene and more information will be provided when it comes to hand.
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. Police are on scene and more information will be provided when it comes to hand.
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) December 14, 2025





