Reports so far say the Bondi Beach shooters were a father and son living in south‑west Sydney, with Pakistani background reported for at least one of them by some overseas intelligence sources.
What is known
Australian media and police briefings describe the two gunmen as a 50‑year‑old father and his 24‑year‑old son from Sydney’s south‑west suburbs. The older man is reported to have first come to Australia on a student visa in the late 1990s and later settled there with his family.
Origin and nationality
Police have confirmed their ages and that they are a family pair from south‑west Sydney but have not formally released detailed nationality or immigration information. Some international reports, citing unnamed intelligence sources, state that the son is of Pakistani nationality or origin, but Australian authorities have not publicly confirmed those specific claims.