Six people were reported dead in a stabbing in Australia on Saturday afternoon, including a suspect who was shot dead by a police officer.
The incident took place at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-storey shopping center in Sydney.
Paramedics push a stretcher into the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall to rescue an injured person after a fatal stabbing in Sydney on April 13, 2024. Australian police said on April 13 that they had received reports of “multiple people” being stabbed at a busy shopping center in Sydney. . (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Anthony Cooke confirmed at a press conference that six people were killed, including the attacker. He said the only suspect was shot and killed by police alone.
“She was confronted by a criminal who had moved to level 5 at this stage. [of the mall] She kept walking quickly behind him to catch up with him. He turned her around and faced her, raising her knife. She fired a gun and the individual is now deceased,” Cook said.
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Eight other people were taken to hospital for treatment. There are also reports that young children were among those stabbed by the suspect.
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Cook said the suspect was in the shopping center but then left, returned and began stabbing people inside the center. The motive and identity of the suspect are unknown.
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