Overview
- Randwick Rugby Club confirmed the death of first grade team manager and longtime volunteer Peter “Marzo” Meagher in Sunday’s attack.
- Meagher, a retired NSW Police detective and grandson of Wallabies Hall of Famer Wally Meagher, was a much-loved figure in the club.
- He was working as a freelance photographer at the Chanukah event at Bondi Beach when the shooting began.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated the attack was a deliberate assault on a Jewish festival.
- Fifteen civilians were killed in what outlets describe as Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur, as Rugby Australia, NSW Rugby Union and the Waratahs issued a joint tribute and thanked first responders.