Overview
- Los Angeles police arrested 32-year-old Nick Reiner on suspicion in the killings of his parents, director Rob Reiner and photographer-filmmaker Michele Reiner, at their Brentwood home.
- Reports from Sydney say two assailants opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, leaving 15 people dead and 42 injured as authorities investigate.
- At Brown University, a shooter who has not been apprehended was reported to have killed two students and wounded nine others during weekend study hours.
- The Bondi Beach attack and the Reiner murders occurred on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, adding to the sense of loss reported by communities observing Hanukkah.
- Mourners and culture writers are honoring Rob Reiner’s legacy by revisiting his films, citing works such as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, and When Harry Met Sally.