The man believed to be responsible for a stabbing attack in Sydney that left six people dead has been identified as a 40-year-old originally from the northeast state of Queensland, Australian police said Sunday.

There is no evidence to indicate the assailant, Joel Cauchi, had a particular motivation or ideology that spurred the incident on Saturday, according to the police. Cauchi was shot dead by a police officer inside the shopping mall where the attack took place.

A woman brings flowers on April 14, 2024, to an impromptu memorial near the Westfield Shopping Center in Sydney, where six people were killed in a knife attack. (AP/Kyodo)

Local police said the man had mental health issues.

Five women and one man were killed in the knife attack at the Westfield Shopping Center in Bondi Junction while many people, including a 9-month-old infant, were injured, with more than 10 hospitalized.

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