2017 Brighton siege
| 2017 Brighton siege | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brighton, Melbourne, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°54′24″S 145°00′28″E / 37.906551°S 145.007686°E |
| Date | 5 June 2017 |
Attack type | |
| Weapons | Sawn-off shotgun (also possessed another shotgun) |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 police officers |
| Perpetrator | Yacqub Khayre |
On 5 June 2017, Yacqub Khayre, a 29-year-old Somali-born Australian, murdered a receptionist and held a sex worker hostage at the Buckingham International Serviced Apartments, located in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. In a subsequent shoot-out with a police tactical unit, Khayre was killed and three police officers were wounded. Police consider the siege an act of terrorism.