In Pictures: Bondi Beach after the Hanukkah gathering massacre

Police cordons in place and community vigils grow as Bondi Beach and Sydney absorb the shock and grief in the shooting’s aftermath

Scenes from the vigil site and crowds. Video: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times

Floral tributes piled up outside Bondi Pavilion as Sydney residents returned to Bondi Beach after Sunday’s shooting at a Hanukkah celebration.

Police reported that a father and son opened fire, killing 15 people in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in almost three decades.

Bondi Beach lies empty. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Bondi Beach lies empty. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People gather at Bondi Beach. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People gather at Bondi Beach. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Scenes from the Bondi Beach vigil site and crowds. Video: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Mementos at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Mementos at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People place flowers at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People place flowers at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Scenes from Bondi Beach, the vigil site and crowds. Video: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil at Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil at Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil by the beach, Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the vigil by the beach, Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the bridge where the gunmen opened fire, Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
A view of the bridge where the gunmen opened fire, Bondi Beach, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Scenes from the vigil site and crowds. Video: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Flowers placed at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Flowers placed at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People place flowers at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
People place flowers at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Locals grieve at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Locals grieve at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Locals grieve at Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Locals grieve at Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Candles and condolences at the vigil at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Candles and condolences at the vigil at the Bondi Pavilion site, Sydney. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Law enforcement officers at the park near Bondi Beach where the mass shooting took place. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times
Law enforcement officers at the park near Bondi Beach where the mass shooting took place. Photograph: Evan Treacy for The Irish Times