Australian police say 2 in custody after reports of multiple gunshots at Bondi beach

A woman holds her baby in a blanket after a fatal shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Photo: AFP

Two suspected shooters opened fire at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding multiple others in an attack that spread panic, with bodies reported lying on the ground.

Another 11 wounded were rushed to various hospitals from one of the biggest tourist draws in Australia’s largest city, New South Wales police said.

One of the alleged shooters was killed, and the second was in a critical condition, they said.

“I saw at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere,” 30-year-old local Harry Wilson, who witnessed the shooting, told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“We heard the shots. It was shocking, it felt like 10 minutes of just bang, bang, bang. It seemed like a powerful weapon,” said Camilo Diaz, a 25-year-old student from Chile.