US EditionAustralia shooting suspect identified as manhunt continues into a second day
Two officers were killed and another seriously injured in an ambush during a search warrant execution, prompting a lockdown and manhunt for the heavily armed suspect, police said.
- Australian police identified Dezi Freeman, 56, as the suspect who shot and killed two police officers and injured a third during a search warrant execution in Porepunkah.
- Freeman is reported to have a history of encounters with police and is affiliated with sovereign citizen beliefs, as noted by various Australian news outlets.
- The incident occurred during an attempted search warrant execution at Freeman's property in Porepunkah, where he shot and killed a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable.
- Victoria's Chief Commissioner of Police, Mike Bush, described the shooting as the officers being 'murdered in cold blood' and urged residents to stay safe during the search.
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A police manhunt in Australia's rugged alpine bushland entered a second day on Wednesday after a “heavily armed” gunman allegedly shot dead two officers and injured another when they served a warrant at his rural property in the state of Victoria.
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Manhunt continues in Australian bush for 'heavily armed' suspect after two officers shot dead
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police manhunt in Australia's rugged alpine bushland entered a second day on Wednesday after a "heavily armed" gunman allegedly shot dead two officers and injured another as they served a warrant at his rural property in the state of Victoria. Read full story
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The search for a 56-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing two police officers in southeastern Australia has entered its second day.
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