Overview
- Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said the working hypothesis is that Sajid and Naveed Akram acted alone with no evidence of external direction or a wider network.
- Investigators confirmed the pair spent most of November in Davao in the Philippines and reported no signs of formal training during that period.
- Prosecutors increased the case against Naveed Akram to 59 counts, including 15 murders and one terrorism charge.
- Sajid Akram was shot dead by police at the scene, Naveed remains in custody, and authorities have characterized the shooting as an antisemitic attack that left 15 dead and dozens wounded during a Hanukkah event.
- Civilian Ahmed al-Ahmed described in a CBS interview how he disarmed one attacker before being shot multiple times, and he has received official praise, expedited visas for relatives, and about A$2.5 million through public donations.