US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Young Cop Shot in Head at Bondi Faces Long Recovery as Family Speaks Out for First Time
Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, 22, was critically injured and lost vision in one eye after confronting two gunmen at the Bondi Hanukkah festival, requiring multiple surgeries.
- On Wednesday , Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, 22, was shot in the head and shoulder while confronting two gunmen at Bondi Beach and remains in hospital, his family said.
- On Sunday, two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach during the Hanukkah celebration, injuring more than 50 people and critically wounding Hibbert while officers confronted them.
- Hibbert was taken to ICU and sustained two bullet wounds to his head and shoulder, was intubated, underwent multiple surgeries, lost vision in one eye, and had served four months in the police force.
- NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon visited Hibbert in hospital and reassured him of support and a job; many colleagues praised his bravery while Constable Scott Dyson remains critical but stable after surgery.
- Authorities call it Australia's worst mass shooting in decades, with one alleged shooter killed and the other charged on Wednesday with 15 counts of murder and a terrorist act, while police maintain a strong presence and Hibbert's family thanked the community.
Insights by Ground AI
13 Articles
13 Articles
Officer shot in Bondi attack loses vision in one eye
Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was shot twice during the Bondi Beach attack. Photo: NSW Police A young police officer shot in the head during the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach has been promised he will have a job to return to, despite a severe eye injury.
·Otago, New Zealand
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources13
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
L 45%
C 44%
11%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
