US EditionAustralian fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by police, reports say
Dezi Freeman was shot dead after a seven-month manhunt involving 450 officers and a $1 million reward, ending the search for the killer of two Victoria police officers.
- On Monday, Victoria Police shot and killed fugitive Dezi Freeman, 56, at a rural property in the state's North East, ending a six-month manhunt.
- Freeman had been on the run since August 26 last year, when he allegedly opened fire at a Porepunkah property, killing Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart.
- Police discovered the fugitive hiding inside a shipping container on the property, where he had been evading a marathon search by authorities since the initial shooting.
- No police officers were injured during Monday's incident, authorities confirmed, and the State Coroner will attend the scene while Professional Standards Command oversees the investigation.
- The initial August 26 confrontation occurred while officers from the Wangaratta Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team attempted to execute a search warrant at the Rayner Track property.
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Freeman managed to escape the authorities for seven months, hiding in mountain and forest areas. Searches focused on more than 100 properties and involved helicopters and special units.
Australian police believe fugitive accused of killing two officers shot dead
Australian police said on Monday a fugitive gunman, who had been on the run for seven months for allegedly killing two police officers, was believed to have been shot dead in a police operation in a remote town in Victoria state. "While the man is yet to be formally identified, police believe it is likely to be 56-year-old Porepunkah man Desmond Freeman," Victoria Police said in a statement. Freeman, previously known as Desmond Filby, was fat…
He was considered one of Australia's most wanted criminals: Desmond Freeman was killed in a police operation in Australia. Previously, he was said to have refused to surrender.
In Australia, a fugitive man has been killed after a months-long manhunt, Australian media report. Dezi Freeman went on the run last year after shooting dead two police officers. The police declined to say how they tracked him down. However, the police did announce that a three-hour shootout took place in a remote area in the northeast of the state of Victoria. No officers were reportedly injured. The police say Freeman was staying on a property…
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