The shooting occurred on Sunday evening at Bondi Beach while a Hanukkah gathering was underway. Australian authorities said Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, opened fire using rifles, killing at least 15 people and injuring 42 others.

Verena, the mother of Naveed Akram, a suspect in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, was shocked to hear of her son's involvement in the shooting, saying he was a "good boy" and the type of son every mother would want. “Anyone would wish to have a son like my son … he’s a good boy," Verena told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Sydney: Australia is grappling with one of its deadliest mass shootings in decades after a targeted terror attack on Sydney’s Jewish community near Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14. The shooting, which took place around 6:47 pm (local time) during Hanukkah celebrations, killed at least 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl.

Sajid Akram, one of the two suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach attack, was a native of Hyderabad who emigrated to Australia in 1998 and held an Indian passport, the Telangana Police has said in a statement.

The two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted Sydney’s Jewish community have been identified as a father and son, Naveed and Sajid Akram. The attack left 16 people dead, including a child,

At least 16 people, including children, have died in the anti-Semitic Bondi Beach terror attack with dozens more being injured as families gathered to celebrate the festive season

False social posts claimed suspect Naveed Akram, one of the Bondi Beach shooters, was ex-IDF soldier “David Cohen.” A Facebook profile of Cohen is viral.

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram, accused in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, visited the Philippines last month. Philippine authorities are investi

Sajid Akram visited India on six occasions after migrating to Australia nearly three decades ago, the police said, adding that his visits were primarily for family-related reasons such as property matters and visits to his elderly parents.

Fashion designer Pip Edwards shared her account of getting caught in the Dec. 14 shooting in Sydney in an Instagram post on Monday, Dec. 15.

A senior law enforcement official has confirmed that one of the Bondi Beach gunmen was Naveed Akram from Bonnyrigg in Sydney's south-west. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Akram's home in Bonnyrigg is currently being raided by police, ABC News Australia reported.