2015 Parramatta shooting

Terror attack in 2015 in Sydney, Australia January 2020 October 2015 2015 Parramatta shooting (1)Police Headquarters Parramatta-2 bjpg.jpg NSW Police Headquarters on Charles Street, Parramatta New South Wales Police ForceNSW Police Headquarters (The Curtis Cheng Centre)Parramatta NSW Police Force 2 October 2015 4:30 p.m. AEST Shooting 2 (including the perpetrator) Curtis Cheng Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar S&W .38 revolver Islamic terrorismhttp://www.couriermail.com.au/news/parramatta-shooting-multiple-shots-fired-outside-police-hq-on-charles-street/story-fnihsrk2-1227554474764 Everyone wants to die for Allah': Teen tells inside story of Australia's most-watched Islamic State group 20 October 2015 ABC News On 2 October 2015, Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar, a 15-year-old boy, shot and killed Curtis Cheng, an unarmed police civilian finance worker, outside the New South Wales Police Force headquarters in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia. Jabar was subsequently shot and killed by special constables who were protecting the headquarters. 2016 April 27, four other men have been charged in relation to the shooting, among whom Raban Alou was convicted of terrorism offences in March 2018.Raban Alou sentenced to 44 years in prison for role in Curtis Cheng murder http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-01/raban-alou-jailed-for-44-years-for-role-in-curtis-cheng-murder/9496300 1 March 2018 ABC News 1 March 2018 NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione described the event as a politically motivated act of terrorism. Background In the days leading up to the shooting, police reported that there had been an increase of "chatter" about a potential attack occurring.http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/parramatta-shooting-multiple-shots-fired-outside-police-hq-on-charles-street/story-fnihsrk2-1227554474764 Parramatta shooting: Multiple shots fired outside police HQ on Charles Street 2 October 2015 Daily Telegraph An alert had been circulated to all police, ordering them to wear their firearms on them at all times, even at their desk.http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parramatta-shooting-increased-chatter-before-fatal-attack-20151002-gk0e2i.html Parramatta shooting: increased 'chatter' before fatal attack Ralston Nick Aubusson Kate Benny-Morrison Ava 3 October 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Police are believed to have had intelligence of a potential attack on the Parramatta headquarters up to 12 months prior, although it was unknown if that was linked to the 2 October 2015 incident. In the days before the shooting, police and security officers had seen an individual taking photographs of the entrance to Police Headquarters.http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parramatta-shooting-people-seen-taking-photographs-outside-crime-command-20151003-gk0gd6.html Parramatta shooting: People seen taking photographs outside HQ 3 October 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Police investigated the crime as a "terrorism offence."Innis Michelle Terrorism Cited in Killing in Australia https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/world/asia/parramatta-australia-shooting-terrorism-cited.html?_r=0 7 October 2015 The New York Times 6 October 2015 Shooting thumb|Entrance to the building where the shootings took place|leftOn 2 October 2015, a 15-year-old boy carried a S&W .38 revolver to the street outside NSW Police Headquarters at Parramatta, walking past an unarmed plain clothes female detective. At 4:30 p.m., the assailant killed 58-year-old unarmed police civilian accountant Curtis Cheng as he was walking out of the building. The shooter remained at the scene and continued firing into the police headquarters. He was shot dead by one of three special constables who responded to the shooting.https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/parramatta-shooting-multiple-shots-fired-outside-police-hq-on-charles-street/news-story/209e46bd5deb3d48b838bfb585f0b593 Sydney shooting: Police believe Parramatta shooting linked to terrorism 2 October 2015 NewsComAuhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/parramatta-shooting-victim-curtis-cheng-a-gentle-man/6825410 Parramatta shooting victim Curtis Cheng a 'gentle man', Police Commissioner says ABC News Online 3 October 2015http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/nsw-police-headquarters-gunman-was-radicalised-youth/6825028 Gunman who shot dead NSW police employee was radicalised youth ABC News Online 3 October 2015 Perpetrator Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar (25 January 2000 – 2 October 2015, age 15), an Iranian-born boy of Iraqi Kurdish background, was identified as the shooter. He was not known to police, and just prior to the attack he had visited a local mosque, where he listened to a lecture by extremist Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.Mitchell Georgina Parramatta shooting: Teen gunman Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar's alleged links to extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parramatta-shooting-hizb-uttahrir-links-to-teen-gunman-farhad-jabar-khalil-mohammad-alleged-20151004-gk10wh.html Sydney Morning Herald 4 October 2015 A report by Peter Lloyd on PM argued that Jabar had visited Bukhari House, which promotes the views of Feiz Mohammad.Lloyd Peter Peter Lloyd (ABC correspondent) 9 October 2015 Bukhari House linked to Parramatta killer http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2015/s4328772.htm PM (Australian radio program) Australian Broadcasting Corporation Jabar lived in North Parramatta and was a Year 10 student at Arthur Phillip High School.Police begin to build profile of teenage Sydney gunman http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/10/02/17/01/two-feared-shot-in-parramatta-in-sydney-s-west#XRjRbb6o62VSRvQ4.99 4 October 2015 Nine News 4 October 2015 He was in the same year as a student who in 2014 flew an ISIL flag through Western Sydney.http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-labor-opposition-calls-for-inquiry-into-radicalisation-in-schools-20151008-gk4x5n.html NSW Labor Opposition calls for inquiry into radicalisation in schools Sydney Morning Herald 9 October 2015 He was described by classmates as quiet, often upset-looking, solitary, obedient, humble, occasionally bullied, and good at basketball. His neighbours called him a "normal" kid.Who and what inspired Sydney teenager Farhad Jabar to kill? https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/who-and-what-inspired-sydney-teenager-farhad-jabar-to-kill/news-story/38ece137ab1c500b84a017205dd6fca6 5 October 2015 news.com.au 5 October 2015Morri, Mark McLellan, Ben Fife-Yeomans, Janet Police look at whether mosque, Islamic bookstore influenced Parramatta gunman Farhad Jabar http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/police-look-at-whether-mosque-islamic-bookstore-influenced-parramatta-gunman-farhad-jabar/story-fni0cx12-1227556827595?sv=8280ab8c8ce776200bcdf37f386ba58f 5 October 2015 The Daily Telegraph 5 October 2015 Investigations into Jabar's motivations for the attack were ongoing, but it is suspected "there was some influence" that was of an ideological, religious, or political nature. Jabar was buried in the Islamic section of Rookwood Cemetery.Everafter https://rookwoodcemetery.discovereverafter.com/profile/26831586 2023-06-13 rookwoodcemetery.discovereverafter.com enBanks Laura Teen terrorist Farhad Jabar's body buried in Rookwood Cemetery http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/teen-terrorist-farhad-jabars-body-buried-in-rookwood-cemetery/story-fni0cx12-1227574786268 dailytelegraph.com.au 20 October 2015http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/farhad-jabar-teen-jihadis-brother-farshad-flies-out-to-iraq/news-story/30c99577bef16c5bcef48b4ce4302d3f Farhad Jabar: Teen jihadi's brother Farshad flies out to Iraq Banks, Laura 19 January 2016 The Daily Telegraph 19 January 2016 Aftermath ABC News reported that Farhad Jabar's older sister, Shadi Jabar Khalil Mohammad, went missing on 1 October and may have flown out of the country to Istanbul.NSW Police headquarters gunman identified as Farhad Jabar Khalil Mohammad http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/nsw-police-headquarters-gunman-named/6825466 3 October 2015 ABC News (Australia) 3 October 2015 It was subsequently reported that she was thought to be in Syria. In Syria, she used the nom de guerre Umm Issa al-Amrikiah.2026-02-26 Where are the rest of Australia’s ISIS brides now? https://thenightly.com.au/australia/where-are-the-rest-of-australias-isis-brides-what-we-know-about-remaining-women-who-left-to-join-is-c-21760150 2026-03-20 The Nightly en In May 2016, the Australian Government was advised by the US Government that she had been killed by a US airstrike on 22 April 2016 in Al-Bab, near Aleppo in Syria.Metherell Lexi Neil Prakash's death a 'huge blow for Islamic State' http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/neil-prakash's-death-'huge-blow-for-islamic-state/7386998 5 May 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 5 May 2016Death of Australian citizens Neil Christopher Prakash and Shadi Jabar Khalil Mohammad https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2016/SecondQuarter/5-May-2016-Death-of-Australian-citizens-Neil-Christopher-Prakash-and-Shadi-Jabar-Khalil-Mohammad.aspx 5 May 2016 attorneygeneral.gov.au 5 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602082033/https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2016/SecondQuarter/5-May-2016-Death-of-Australian-citizens-Neil-Christopher-Prakash-and-Shadi-Jabar-Khalil-Mohammad.aspx 2 June 2016 dead Cheng's funeral was held at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on 17 October 2015. The service was attended by his family, senior politicians and police officers, and 1500 mourners. A guard of honour lined the cathedral steps and the road outside.Barlass Tim Curtis Cheng funeral: mourners farewell killed police employee http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/curtis-cheng-funeral-mourners-farewell-killed-police-employee-20151016-gkbi6v.html Sydney Morning Herald 17 October 2015 In November 2015, the Four Corners TV program ran an episode entitled Plan of Attack: The making of a teenage terrorist which documented the chronology of related events prior to the Parramatta shooting. The program covered the roles of: Abdul Nacer Benbrika, Faheem Khalid Lodhi, Khaled Sharrouf, Jihadi Jake and detailed the 2005 Sydney terrorism plot, the Holsworthy Barracks terror plot and the 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings.http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2015/11/23/4355252.htm Plan of Attack: The making of a teenage terrorist Geoff Thompson Jaya Balendra 23 November 2015 ABC Four Corners 28 November 2015 In 2016, the NSW Police Headquarters was renamed to the Curtis Cheng Centre in honor of the victim of the shooting.Ralston Nick NSW Police Headquarters renamed Curtis Cheng Centre in memory of slain accountant https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-police-headquarters-renamed-curtis-cheng-centre-in-memory-of-slain-accountant-20160930-grs8z0.html 8 April 2025 Sydney Morning Herald 30 September 2016 Jabar's older brother, his wife and daughter said they intended to move back to Iraq. Subsequently, they left Australia. Terrorism charges On 4 October 2015, police raided the Parramatta mosque. It was reported that Farhad Jabar would frequently skip school to attend prayers there.NSW Police raid mosque linked to shooter https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1863995/sydney-mosque-raided-after-australia-terrorism-linked-shooting-15-year 5 October 2015 South China Morning Post 4 October 2015 Agence France-Presse On 6 October 2015, police arrested another student of Arthur Phillip High School for allegedly posting offensive and threatening material on Facebook in support of the shooting.Student arrested outside Arthur Phillip High School over social media posts http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/student-arrested-for-filming-police-outside-arthur-phillip-high-school-20151005-gk1zcp.html Sydney Morning Herald 6 October 2015 On the next morning, 200 counter-terrorism police raided four homes near Parramatta and arrested four males.Counter-terrorism raids in Sydney after fatal Parramatta shooting http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/terror-raids-in-western-sydney-after-fatal-parramatta-shooting-20151006-gk2u71.html Sydney Morning Herald 7 October 2015 Three of the four males were later released.Gus Bruno Three of four released following Sydney counter-terrorism raid arrests https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/29753206/three-of-four-released-following-sydney-counter-terrorism-raid-arrests/ 9 October 2015 AAP 8 October 2015September 2026 InternetArchiveBot On 15 October 2015, police re-arrested, and charged, Talal Alameddine, 22, with supplying a firearm, breaching a firearms prohibition order and hindering police. Almeddine was one of the three previously released. In January 2016, new charges of being members of a terrorist group were laid against three men, in connection with Cheng's murder. The men were held in Goulburn jail, with bail refused.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/terror-cell-charges-for-three-men-charged-in-connection-with-murder-of-curtis-cheng/news-story/a8be7918767ab418c4d50baa5dfdc4c7 Terror cell charges for three men charged in connection with murder of Curtis Cheng Fife-Yeomans, Janet 14 January 2016 The Daily Telegraph 14 January 2016 On 27 April 2016, a fourth person, Milad Atai, was charged in relation to the shooting. He was charged with "providing support to a terrorist organisation" for allegedly aiding the travel of Jabar's sister to Syria.Rubinsztein-Dunlop Sean Fourth alleged IS member charged over Parramatta police shooting http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-27/police-charge-fourth-alleged-is-member-over-parramatta-shooting/7363738 29 April 2016 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 April 2016 Atai was later charged with planning the attack.Partridge Emma Accused terrorist's sister hit with charge http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/sister-of-accused-terrorist-milad-atai-charged-with-offensive-behaviour-over-alleged-spitting-attack/news-story/f410436434bd21322dd389f812475cc4 9 June 2017 Geelong Advertiser 9 June 2017 On 23 November 2018 Atai was found guilty of "... assisting and encouraging 15-year-old Farhad Jabar to shoot Mr Cheng"... "... and helping the boy's sister reach Islamic State in Syria." and was sentenced to 38 years jail with a minimum of 28½ years.Unremorseful IS supporter jailed for 38 years over Curtis Cheng death https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/unremorseful-is-supporter-jailed-for-38-years-over-curtis-cheng-death-20181123-p50hwl.html 4 December 2022 The Sydney Morning Herald AAP Fairfax Media 23 November 2018 en Raban Alou, 18, held since 6 October,Police charged Alou on Thursday evening, when a court order to hold him in custody for 168 hours expired. Unemployed Sydney teenager handed revolver to gunman in Parramatta Mosque, police allege 15 October 2015 7.30 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/teenager-allegedly-handed-revolver-to-gunman-in-parramatta/6858716 Australian Broadcasting Corporation was charged with aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the commission of a terrorist act.Olding Rachel Parramatta shooting: Two men charged with terrorism offences http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parramatta-shooting-two-men-charged-with-terrorism-offences-20151015-gkaa09.html Sydney Morning Herald 15 October 2015Parramatta shooting: Sydney man charged with supplying gun to Farhad Jabar http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/man-charged-supplying-parramatta-shooters-gun/6857554 15 October 2015 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 October 2015 Counter-terrorism sources have said that the case against Raban and Alameddine was circumstantial.Jessica Kidd David Spicer Parramatta shooting: Men suspected over terror murder of NSW Police worker refused bail http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/parramatta-terror-suspects-appear-in-sydney-court/6859162 17 October 2015 ABC 17 October 2015 In a court case during which the judge warned Alou that refusal to stand for the court could have consequences for sentencing,Ford Mazoe Supreme Court Justice scolds Raban Alou over decision not to stand during sentencing hearing http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-29/supreme-court-justice-says-not-standing-could-have-ramifications/9369548 1 March 2018 ABC News Alou pleaded guilty to "aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the commission of a terrorist act" and was sentenced to 44 years in prison. Alamaddine pleaded guilty to "possession of the revolver connected with the preparation for a terrorist act, and being reckless as to that connection." and also to supplying the revolver to Alou, and "twice breaching a firearm prohibition order previously placed on him". In May 2018 Alameddine was sentenced by judge Peter Johnson in the NSW Supreme Court to 17 years, 8 months with a minimum of 13½ years.Thompson Angus Man who supplied the gun that killed Curtis Cheng jailed https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/man-who-supplied-the-gun-that-killed-curtis-cheng-jailed-20180427-p4zc20.html 4 December 2022 The Sydney Morning Herald 18 May 2018 Fairfax Media en Reactions NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Jabar appears to have committed a politically motivated act of terrorism.http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/parramatta-shooting-andrew-scipione-says-teen-shooting-linked-to-terrorism-20151003-gk0h73.html Parramatta shooting: Andrew Scipione says teen shooting linked to terrorism The Sydney Morning Herald 3 October 2015 Muslim community leader Dr Jamal Rifi put out a statement, saying, "The horrible attack in Parramatta is a cold blooded murder with no justification or excuses. ... We need to work collaboratively tackling radicalisation among the youth with federal and state governments."Morton Rick Lewis, Rosie Sydney shooting has terror links, police chief says https://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/sydney-shooting-has-terror-links-police-chief-says/news-story/01b9a648f70d12d60c68cdc52467ae23 The Australian subscription 4 October 2015 On 13 October 2015, the New South Wales government requested legal changes to allow control orders on people aged 14 and over. George Brandis the Attorney-General for Australia agreed to the changes.Anderson Stephanie Tougher terrorism laws to protect against 'incitement of genocide', Malcolm Turnbull says http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-13/terrorism-laws-to-protect-against-incitement-of-genocide/6848582 17 October 2015 Australian Broadcasting Commission 13 October 2015 Law changes requested by the New South Wales Government and agreed to by Attorney-General George Brandis could also see young people closely monitored under potential laws aiming to lower the age of control orders from 16 to 14. The same day, Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten and Richard Di Natale attended a press conference for an interfaith group called National Day of Unity.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-13/parliament-live-blog-october-13/6848868 Live: Labor goes on front foot over FTA ABC News 12 October 2015 The chairman of Parramatta mosque gave a speech during Friday prayers on 9 October 2015 saying "We reject terrorism."http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/10/09/we-reject-terrorism-parramatta-mosque-chairman 'We reject terrorism': Parramatta mosque chairman News The Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, condemned the shooting but refused to call the incident an act of terror without "more information" and until "it's proven to be a terrorist act".Grand Mufti speaks on Parramatta terror shooting, raids http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/grand-mufti-speaks-on-parramatta-terror-shooting-raids/story-fnpdbcmu-1227562909943?sv=eca5427e51be97e8d07cdba373ae5e4e https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072820/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/grand-mufti-speaks-on-parramatta-terror-shooting-raids/story-fnpdbcmu-1227562909943?sv=eca5427e51be97e8d07cdba373ae5e4e dead 4 March 2016 9 October 2015 AAP 9 October 2015 A statement by the Australian Federal Police to the ABC's Media Watch program said that "emotive headlines" in sensationalised news reports can "help extremists amplify their deliberate strategy to incite fear and hate."http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4330290.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20151016001118/http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4330290.htm dead 16 October 2015 Media Watch: Reporting terror: balancing fact and fear (12/10/2015) abc.net.au 12 October 2015 The ISIL propaganda magazine Dabiq described Jabar as a "brave knight".2015-11-19 Terror group IS lauds Parramatta shooting https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/terror-group-is-lauds-parramatta-shooting/kj1biuj4u 2025-11-21 SBS World News en Australian Associated Press See also New South Wales Islam 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings 2014 Sydney hostage crisis Islam in Australia List of terrorist incidents, 2015 List of terrorist incidents in Australia List of Islamist terrorist attacks References -33.817191 151.008539 type:event title Category:2015 in Sydney Category:Attacks on police stations in 2015 Category:Murder in Sydney Category:Filmed killings by law enforcement Category:Islamic terrorism in Australia Category:New South Wales Police Force Category:Parramatta Category:Terrorist incidents in Oceania in 2015 Category:Attacks on police stations in Australia Category:2015 murders in Australia Category:Terrorist incidents in Australia in the 2010s Category:October 2015 in Australia Category:October 2015 crimes in Oceania Category:Deaths by firearm in New South Wales Category:Attacks on police headquarters Category:Murder committed by minors Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2015