Video: Sydney Gunman Tells Bystanders To Move Away As He Shoots At Jews

At least 16 people have been killed and over 40 others, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, after two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration. Several video footages have emerged on social media that appear to show two alleged gunmen, both dressed in black, shooting towards Bondi Beach from a bridge.

A clip shot on an onlooker's phone showed beachgoers in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out overhead. The footage, which appeared to be shot from a building at a distance from the beach, offered a bird's-eye view of the chaos unfolding there after the shooting started. 

❗Death toll in Sydney mass shooting raises to 16 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/gI9exbwPdL

— Tannie تاني 🇵🇸 (@putin_76) December 15, 2025

Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach. The 10-minute-long clip, shot from the other side of the bridge, showed 6 minutes of relentless firing, with shooters using the footbridge as a shelter for a long time before they tried to venture further into the beach, but the retaliatory fire from security forces pushed them back. 

6 minutes of unrelenting shooting at #bondibeach #bondi pic.twitter.com/NqoDcDn2F9

— sniffs_ (@sniffsonX) December 14, 2025

Footage showed the duo walking to the peak of the footbridge on Sunday evening, at about 6.30 pm, before shooting north towards a large gathering celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in the park. At one point, one of the two Bondi gunmen, Naveed Akram, paused his shooting spree to wave away people who were behind him and on the Campbell Parade side of the pedestrian footbridge.

The father, Sajid Akram, was then seen running down the steps and closer to the crowds in the park. His 24-year-old son, Naveed, turns to bystanders behind him and to his right, gesturing for them to go away. He then turns back to shoot at crowds in the park.

Sajid Akram was soon pushed back to the bridge by retaliatory firing police. He was then shot and collapsed on the ground, but Naveed continued firing on the crowd before he also received a gunshot wound.

Witnesses said the attack lasted about 10 minutes, sending hundreds of people scattering along the sand and into nearby streets. According to authorities, emergency services were called at about 6:45 p.m., responding to reports of shots being fired. 

After both shooters were wounded, some onlookers braved going near them to disarm them. The angry mob started assaulting the shooters before police officials came and took them into custody. 

Police later said the attackers were a father-son duo. While one gunman, Sajid Akram, was fatally shot by police, the other shooter, Naveed Akram, was wounded and was being treated at a hospital, said Mal Lanyon, New South Wales police commissioner.

One dramatic clip also showed a man appearing to tackle and disarm one gunman before pointing the man's weapon at him, then setting the gun on the ground. The move is believed to have saved many lives. The 15-second video shows the man hiding behind parked cars before running towards the gunman from behind. He grabs him by the neck, pulls away his rifle and forces him to the ground before pointing the weapon back at him.

The man was identified as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a fruit seller. He reportedly suffered two gunshot wounds during the attack.

The hero of Bondi Beach, is NOT a Muslim!

He's a Maronite Christian ✝️
(A Christian sect of Middle Eastern believers in Jesus Christ)

He is From Lebanon. This his name is Arabic, Ahmed Al Ahmed, but he is a Christian.

Praise God for his courage. 🙏
pic.twitter.com/QLqRRLx5ml

— Doug Sides (@DougSides) December 15, 2025

The massacre at one of Australia's most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn't suggest that those and the shooting on Sunday were connected. It was the deadliest shooting in almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws.

Police said one gunman was known to security services, but authorities had no indication of a planned attack.

Heavily-armed police on Sunday night raided their home in Bonnyrigg, in south-west Sydney, as well as an Airbnb property in Campsie where the men had been staying. A report by ABC News said that officials believe the gunmen had pledged allegiance to the IS terrorist group.

Two IS flags were found in their car at Bondi Beach, the report quoted senior officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

One flag could be seen in footage from the scene on the bonnet of the car. A senior police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said authorities took an interest in Naveed Akram six years ago after police foiled plans for an IS terrorist attack.