Two suspected gunmen accused of killing 15 individuals and injuring dozens throughout a Hanukkah celebration in Australia have been recognized as a father and a son, authorities stated Sunday.
The 50-year-old father was shot and killed by police, and the 24-year-old son is hospitalized, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon stated at a information convention. At an earlier press convention, Australian police stated they had been on the lookout for a possible third suspect, however Lanyon later confirmed that was now not the case.
“I can say that we aren’t on the lookout for an additional offender,” he stated.
The 24-year-old alleged assailant was recognized as Naveed Akram, a Pakistani nationwide, in line with U.S. intelligence officers briefed on the investigation. CBS Information has additionally reviewed Akram’s New South Wales driver’s license.
The title of the daddy has not been launched, however authorities stated Sunday they’ve recognized him as a licensed gun proprietor.
Lanyon stated investigators recovered six of the suspect’s licensed firearms on the scene. He added that the older suspect has had a gun licence for about ten years. Improvised explosive gadgets had been additionally present in one of many suspects’ autos, police stated.
“We’ll have a look at the motives behind this assault and I feel it is necessary as a part of the investigation,” Lanyon stated.
Greater than 1,000 individuals had been gathered at Bondi Seaside in Sydney on Sunday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated the gunmen had been “intentionally focusing on the Jewish neighborhood on the primary day of Hanukkah.”
The assault on the well-liked seashore left a minimum of 40 individuals injured, together with two officers and three kids, Australian officers stated.
Additionally among the many injured is 43-year-old fruit vendor Ahmed al Ahmed, who had been shot after he confronted one of many gunmen and wrestled the weapon away, Agence France-Presse reported.
One video posted to social media reveals al Ahmed bounce out from behind a parked automobile alongside Campbell Parade, a major road that runs parallel to Bondi Seaside, deal with one of many suspects who had simply fired his gun, and wrestle the weapon away.
President Trump, throughout an occasion on the White Home on Sunday, stated al Ahmed’s actions “saved quite a lot of lives.”
Anna Schecter, Emily Mae Czachor, Archie Clarke and Sam Vinograd contributed to this report.
