Nicholas Patrick Mitchell, 37, was found dead in a vehicle on Ford Rd on Friday evening.

Veterinarian Dr Adam Naylor said a worsening dental disease left him struggling to eat.

One of the police officers wounded by gunfire during Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach has lost sight in one eye and faces a long road to recovery, his family has revealed.

Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was one of two police officers left in a critical condition after he was shot while confronting two gunmen who opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah festival on Sunday evening.

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said he visited Hibbert and his family this morning.

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"I'm really pleased to say that Jack was awake this morning, we had a lovely conversation, he's a really positive young man," Lanyon said.

"Tragically we know that he's going to lose the sight in one eye as a result of his injuries on the weekend.

"Jack is incredibly comforted by the knowledge that as his commissioner I have given him an undertaking that we will support him.

"We will find appropriate duties for him, depending on the nature of that injury and his capacity.

"His family wanted to say thank you to the many members of the community who have provided messages of support to them and the overwhelming support of the blue family."

Lanyon confirmed Hibbert's colleague, Constable Scott Dyson, underwent further surgery this morning.

"He remains in a critical and stable condition," Lanyon said.

"Our thoughts and all of our prayers are with him and his family.

"For both officers, it will be a long road to recovery.

The policing family has wrapped around both officers and will ensure that we are there for the long run."

Hibbert's family issued a statement through NSW Police earlier today.

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Statement from the Hibbert family:

On the 14th of December, Jack Hibbert was shot while fulfilling his role as a police officer at Bondi Beach.

While serving and protecting the community, Jack sustained two bullet wounds – one to his head and another to his shoulder. Jack was on duty, patrolling the Hanukkah celebration interacting with the community at Bondi Beach, when the incident first occurred.

Jack was taken to ICU where he was intubated and underwent multiple surgeries. Although miraculously surviving, Jack's injuries have resulted in a loss of vision in one of his eyes and he now faces a long and challenging recovery ahead, with additional surgeries required.

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Jack is just 22 years old and has only been in the police force for four months. Even so, in the face of a violent and tragic incident, he responded with courage, instinct, and selflessness, continuing to protect and help others whilst injured, until he was physically no longer able to.

Jack was simply doing his job – a job he deeply loves – driven by a commitment to protect the community, even at great personal cost.

Many of his colleagues who were present on the night of the incident have visited in hospital and given testaments to Jack's bravery during the incident, describing his devotion to his community. They described how Jack acted, he moved toward people in need, not away from danger, and continued helping others while seriously injured.

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The support from the police force and hospital staff has been unmatched and we are beyond grateful.

We thank the wider community for their kindness, support, and prayers for Jack and our family during this difficult time.

We ask all to respect our privacy as we move through these next stages to support Jack and all his needs to a full recovery.

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A Sydney Jewish bakery owned by former TV chef Ed Halmagyi has been forced to shut up shop in the wake of the Bondi shooting.

Avner's bakery patrons arrived this morning to find the Surry Hills store's little blue door shut tight.

A printed sign announced it had closed after two years of antisemitic attacks on the store and staff.

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"In the wake of the pogrom at Bondi one thing has become clear – it is no longer possible to make outwardly, publicly, proudly Jewish places and events safe in Australia," the sign read.

The term "pogrom" refers to a violent attack or massacre of ethnic and religious minorities, particularly Jewish people.

The gunmen accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach terror attack opened fire while a Jewish event was underway.

The attack left 15 innocents dead, including two rabbis and a Holocaust survivor, and injured dozens more.

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"After two years of almost ceaseless antisemitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation directed at our little bakery, we have to be realistic about the threats that exist going forwards," the Avner's bakery sign read.

Those threats have allegedly continued in the wake of the Bondi shooting, making it "impossible" to ensure the safety of Avner's staff, families, and customers.

The sign said Avner's bakery had therefore made the heartbreaking decision to close.

The bakery usually operates Tuesday to Saturday between the hours of 6am to 3pm, and Sunday between 7am and 3pm.

It announced on Instagram on Monday that it would not open on Tuesday as staff tried to make sense of the senseless violence carried out at Bondi on Sunday.

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The post hinted that Avner's may remain shut "a little longer", but did not suggest any plans to close down permanently.

9news.com.au has contacted Avner's bakery for comment.

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The sheer scale of gun ownership in NSW is under a spotlight as Australia asks the same heartbreaking question: Why can someone legally own six firearms?

Sajid Akram, the gunman who died during Sunday's Bondi Beach terrorist attack, had been a licensed firearm holder since 2023.

He had six guns registered to his name.

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The NSW government has provided extensive data on the number of legal gun owners and how many firearms they own.

NSW has more registered guns than any other state in Australia.

Sajid was among 254,992 registered gun owners in NSW as of July 2025, a figure which excludes collectors.

And there are 1,133,690 individual registered firearms in the state.

Among them, only 107,219 belong to collectors or dealers.

There is currently no limit to the number of guns a registered firearm owner can legally own.

There are multiple postcodes in Sydney with several thousand licensed gun owners.

There are 2232 gun owners in Windsor in Sydney's north-west, 1248 owners in Wentworthville in the city's west, 2010 in the south-west suburb of Liverpool and 1123 in the Maroubra area.

Camden, in Sydney's south-west, had the largest number of gun owners in the capital at 2621.

There are 9956 legally-owned guns in this suburb alone – that is an average of 3.7 guns per gun owner in Camden.

Outside of Sydney, these figures balloon significantly.

Bathurst in NSW's Central Tablelands has the most gun owners in the state.

There are 3683 licensed gun owners in Bathurst.

Goulburn is a close second, with 3338 gun owners living in the Southern Tablelands city.

The statistics also break down the number of guns owned by each individual.

One person in Goulburn owned 298 guns as of July 2025.

An individual firearm owner in the Chifley-La Perouse region in Sydney has 295 guns, while someone in Punchbowl is registered to have 226 guns.

These owners are not gun dealers, nor are they collectors.

There are an average of four guns belonging to each registered firearm owner in NSW.

The chief reason for issued prohibited weapon permits in NSW is categorised as "general", or unspecified.

The NSW government releases this report biannually, with the latest figures expected to be released this month.

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Federal gun ownership laws will be revised as an urgent priority following a national cabinet meeting.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said among the reforms would be a limit on the number of guns a person can own.

NSW Premier Chris Minns today said he will call back parliament on December 22 and 23 to rush through urgent laws to keep the community safe, including reforms to cap the number of firearms, reclassify certain firearms and reduce magazine capacity for shotguns.

The reform will also strip back NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) powers from overturning police decisions to cancel a gun owner's licence.

"At the moment, NSW police routinely yank licences from gun holders and licence holders they suspect or fear are a threat to the community," Minns said.

'Those appeals are heard in NCAT, and often police's objections are overturned and the guns remain with that individual, and we'll extinguish that appeal pathway."

There are over four million guns owned by civilians nationwide.

Australia's current legislation stems from the National Firearms Agreement set up in 1996 by former prime minister John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre in which 35 people died.

While the guns used by the two alleged gunmen in the Bondi attack have not been named by authorities, it has been widely reported they included a bolt-action rifle and a shotgun.

"He was determined to be entitled to have a firearms licence and had a firearms licence," NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said of gunman Sajid.

"[That] person had a firearms licence for a number of years, for which there were no incidents and it was regulated."

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The Bondi beach terrorist attack, which claimed 15 innocent lives, was Australia's first mass shooting to play out on vertical video and social media.

Footage from the attack hit platforms like TikTok and Instagram within hours of the first shots being fired and continued to flood through in the days that followed.

Major broadcasters, including 9News, have also shown edited vision of the attacks, often with content warnings, as part of their news coverage across all platforms.

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The eSafety Commissioner has already received a flood of complaints about the videos being circulated on social media.

It has reminded platforms of their own responsibilities but not yet issued any takedown notices, though that could change.

Here's how some of Australia's major social media platforms are handling the circulation of videos from the Bondi shooting.

Meta

9news.com.au understands Meta is applying a 'Mark as Sensitive' warning label to footage of the Bondi shooting on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and age restricting it to users 18 and up.

It does not allow allow content that glorifies, represents, or supports the attack or the perpetrators.

This is in line with the platform's Violent and Graphic Content policies.

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Meta is also partnered with third party fact checkers AAP and AFP in Australia to independently address any misinformation.

9news.com.au understands Meta is in contact with law enforcement, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, and partners from the Australian Jewish community to provide assistance.

Users can unfollow or block accounts on Facebook and Instagram, and see fewer posts about the shooting by marking themselves as 'not interested' in that content.

Learn how to do so here.

TikTok

TikTok does not allow violent or graphic content on its platform.

Any videos from the Bondi shooting that breach its strict Community Guidelines is proactively removed, according to TikTok.

Users can report any content that they believe breaches the guidelines.

Users can also limit what they see by blocking accounts, marking themselves as 'not interested' in specific videos and using keyword filters to block content.

Learn how to do so here.

YouTube

YouTube is closely monitoring videos on its platform and prioritising verified news content on its homepage, and in search and recommendations.

This is to help users stay informed, according to a YouTube spokesperson.

All content on YouTube must still follow its Community Guidelines.

These guidelines prohibit violent and graphic content, including from the Bondi shooting, particularly if it does not provide sufficient context for viewers.

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Some graphic content may be age restricted and come with a warning to viewers.

These videos will not auto-play and users must click "continue" in order to watch them, including in the Shorts feed.

Users can also limit what they see by blocking accounts and marking themselves as 'not interested' in specific videos.

Learn how to do so here.

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Reddit

A Reddit spokesperson confirmed to 9news.com.ay that the platform's dedicated safety teams are removing content that violates its policies, including graphic footage of the shooting.

"Our sitewide policies explicitly prohibit content that promotes hate based on identity or vulnerability, as well as content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or group of people," they said.

"This includes antisemitism."

The spokesperson said steps are being taken to prevent graphic footage of the attack from spreading further on Reddit.

Users are able to mute subreddits that may contain images or videos from the shooting and block accounts posting content they wish to avoid.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

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When Nick Reiner was photographed alongside his family at the Los Angeles premiere of his father's comedy musical, Spinal Tap II, in September, he wasn't smiling.

Instead, the son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner stood impassively for the family portrait alongside his siblings.

Three months later, Reiner, 32, has been arrested and deemed "responsible" for the deaths of his parents, Los Angeles police said on Monday. He's being held without bail and will be charged with two counts of murder.

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The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has not yet filed any criminal charges in connection with the case.

It is unclear whether Reiner has an attorney. CNN has reached out to a family spokesperson for comment.

While the news of the Reiners' deaths sent shockwaves through Hollywood, it's also placed renewed focus on Nick Reiner's background and previous struggles with addiction. Here's what we know:

Father and son were seen having an argument at a party

Nick Reiner was arrested on Sunday night, police said, a few hours after his sister discovered their parents dead inside their family's Brentwood home, according to police and a source familiar with the incident.

The night before, the couple and their son attended a holiday party at comedian Conan O'Brien's home in Los Angeles.

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During the party, Nick Reiner was seen having an argument with his father, a source familiar with the incident told CNN. It's unclear what connection – if any – the argument may have had to the killings.

Authorities have not elaborated on how the victims died or how investigators determined their son was responsible.

Reiner was the middle of three children

Rob and Michele Reiner shared three biological children: eldest son, Jake; Nick, their middle child; and daughter, Romy, who was the youngest.

Rob Reiner also adopted and raised his ex-wife Penny Marshall's daughter, Tracy. In comments to NBC News, Tracy said she was reeling from the news of her father's death.

"I came from the greatest family ever," she said. "I don't know what to say. I'm in shock."

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The Reiners hail from Hollywood royalty. In the 1950s, comedian, actor and director Carl Reiner skyrocketed to fame on The Dick Van Dyke Show.

His son, Rob Reiner, became a household name in the 1970s for his role on the hit comedy All in the Family and later solidified his place as a Hollywood icon directing films such as Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men.

But behind closed doors, the family – like many Americans – struggled to help their son, Nick, navigate his battle with addiction.

Reiner was candid about addiction struggles

Nick Reiner has previously said he had done numerous stints in rehab and at times been homeless. He's also spoken about arguments he had with his parents while in the throes of addiction.

In a 2018 episode of "Dopey," a podcast about the winding journey between addiction and recovery, Reiner said he first entered rehab when he was 15 and over the years learnt to work the system.

"I just was like, 'You know what, I want to go home,' and so I just stayed sober long enough 'til I could go home and then yeah, I just went home and did (drugs)," Reiner said in the podcast.

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He also told the hosts about an outburst he had after he was "sequestered" in his parents' guest house, which led to an argument.

"I got totally spun out on uppers, I think it was coke and something else, and I was up for days on end, and I started punching out different things in my guest house," Reiner said.

"I think I started with the TV and then I went over to the lamp and then … just everything in the guest house got wrecked."

Reiner said the outburst ultimately led to another stint in rehab.

'Being Charlie'

In 2015, Nick Reiner co-wrote the film Being Charlie, a movie loosely inspired by his experiences with addiction and directed by his father.

During the promotional tour for the film, Nick Reiner often appeared alongside his father to discuss how he used his own experiences to inform the film.

"That made me who I am now, having to deal with that stuff," he told People magazine in 2016.

During a joint appearance on AOL's speaker series, Build, Reiner said he went through "a lot of dark years" as he fought through addiction.

But, he said he learnt to use comedy as a way of coping with some of his experiences in rehab, and later, he channelled it into the film.

Rehab is "tragic and all but the people that are there are not going to want you to throw them a pity party. They're going to want you to laugh at the situation and make light of it," he said.

During the same interview, Rob Reiner called the project "the most personal thing I've ever done" and talked about working with his son.

"You don't set out to have a cathartic experience or be therapeutic in some way," the elder Reiner said.

"The fact that we were dealing with things that Nick had gone through and how I had related to it and how his mother had related to it … it forced me to have to see more clearly and understand more deeply what Nick had gone through and I think it forced him to see things that I had experienced during this process."

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The grieving family of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach terror attack, have spoken through their tears as they paid tribute to her at a vigil last night.

Matilda had her face painted, petted farm animals and played with her younger sister as her family celebrated the first day of Hanukkah at Australia's most popular beach on Sunday.

But when accused father and son terrorists peppered bullets on the Jewish community, Matilda was one of 15 people shot dead.

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Last night, her family attended a menorah lighting ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, where hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to the victims of the horrific incident.

The family came to Australia as immigrants from Ukraine before the Russian invasion. Matilda's mother Valentyna and Michael (surnames withheld) and her brother all spoke at the ceremony.

Valentyna was visibly emotional and spoke through her sobs as she questioned what could have driven the gunmen to murder her daughter.

"I can't imagine what monster stands on that bridge, and seeing a little girl running for her father, to hide with him, and he just pulled his trigger on her," she said.

Michael said he did not expect to address the crowd, and fought through tears to pay tribute to his daughter.

"It wasn't just a bullet from a stray, it wasn't an accident. It was a bullet that was fired on her," he said.

"We came here from the Ukraine … and I named her Matilda because she was our firstborn in Australia. And I thought that Matilda was the most Australian name that could ever exist.

"So just remember… remember her name."

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Matilda's brother said he was comforted by her memory.

"The one thing that brings me comfort is that whenever I would ask Matilda if she knew that I loved her, she would immediately say 'yes'," he said.

"She knew she was loved. She wasn't alone."

The family embraced and sobbed as they laid a framed photo of the smiling girl, her shoes and flowers to the growing pile of flowers and tributes at Bondi Pavilion. 

Matilda had been fatally shot in front of her six-year-old sister.

She was rushed to hospital, but could not be saved.

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Her aunt, Lina Chernykh, shared footage of Matilda smiling and posing with her sister hours before she was killed.

She said the heartbroken family will never recover from their loss.

"A happy kid," she told 9News.

"She was open-hearted. Everywhere she goes, she was like a sun."

La Perouse Public School said Matilda was their "little ray of sunshine" as they paid tribute to their pupil, who was "deeply respected and loved" by students and staff alike.

"She is genuinely the most kind, caring and compassionate young girl, who brightened everyone's day with her radiant smile and infectious laugh," the school wrote in a statement.

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"Matilda has an incredible gift for bringing joy to those around her."

Matilda had just won the school's Soroptimist International Literacy Award on Friday, just two days before the shooting.

La Perouse School said they will always cherish and remember Matilda's strength and joy for life.

Matilda has been remembered as a "bright, joyful, and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her" by her language teacher Irina Goodhew, who has launched a fundraising appeal for her family.

"Her memory will live on in our hearts," she wrote on the fundraising site.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.

If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

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Volunteers from Jewish emergency services, Hatzolah, were among the first on-scene during the Bondi terror attack.

Rabbi Yanky Super was among them as a medic on duty at the Hanukkah event on Sunday when he came under fire.

The rabbi is now in hospital, having narrowly avoided death after a well-placed walkie-talkie-style radio prevented a bullet from delivering a fatal shot.

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He was shot in the chest and back, which left his body peppered with bullet fragments.

Super is now in ICU at Royal North Shore Hospital as he recovers from his injuries.

But he cannot believe he is alive and neither can the man who rushed to his aid.

"God saved his life through his speaker mic," Rabbi Mendy Litzman told 9News.

"He actually got shot [and] that would be for sure a kill shot."

Litzman, who is also a Hatzolah emergency first responder, was helping Super when he saw his friend, rabbi Eli Schlanger, shot on the ground.

Litzman tried to save Schlanger, but he died.

"One of the hardest parts of the whole event was seeing my friend like that and having to leave and move on to the next person," Litzman said.

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Schlanger is one of the 15 people killed when the Akram father and son pair opened fire on the Jewish community, who were celebrating the first day of Hanukkah at the beach.

Litzman, 44, described the scenes as a "warzone" as he and other volunteers turned a section of the popular tourist destination into a makeshift emergency ward.

As that emergency unfolded on land, just 100 metres away, another crisis played out in the water.

Bondi lifeguard Rory Davey was sheltering on the sand behind a beach buggy with around 30 people when he noticed two men struggling in the water.

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"I just see two men going under the water and can't get back in, so I just had to grab my board and go out while shots were still going on," Davey told 9News.

Lifeguard Daniel McLaughlin praised the work of his team as well as strangers for coming together during the dark and chaotic time.

"There was no victim or patient on the floor who didn't have people trying their absolute best [to help them]," he told 9News.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.

If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

The Phililpines have confirmed that the Akram father-and-son duo spent 28 days in their country as investigators probe whether they underwent military-style training.