Health minister says 16 people dead including a child NSW health minister Ryan Park has confirmed 16 people have now died from yesterday’s shooting.

Speaking to the Today Show this morning, Park said a child who was taken to the Sydney Children’s Hospital is among those who had died. There are four patients who were transferred to that hospital.

Park paid tribute to the first responders and paramedics who arrived at the scene last night.

This is absolutely horrendous for the community broadly, but particularly the Jewish community … What we saw last night was the worst of humanity, but at the same time, the very best of humanity. I caught up with paramedics last night at Randwick ambulance station as they came back from this horrendous scene, and it’s just heartbreaking to hear their experiences.