US EditionTwo Australian Police Officers Killed in Rare Fatal Shooting, Manhunt Underway
Dezi Freeman, a 56-year-old with survival skills and anti-government views, ambushed officers during a warrant execution, killing two and injuring one; a large manhunt is ongoing.
- On Tuesday morning, police were ambushed at a Porepunkah property, where two officers were shot dead and a third wounded during a search warrant; Victoria Police launched a massive manhunt for 56-year-old Dezi Freeman.
- The visit stemmed from a warrant seeking evidence in alleged historical sex offences, and Dezi Freeman had long-running grievances with police, including a Supreme Court challenge last year and claims his firearms licence was cancelled; Freeman identifies with the sovereign citizen movement.
- Ten officers were met with gunfire at a Porepunkah property on Tuesday; the two killed were a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable, and police say Freeman allegedly seized a 40-calibre Smith and Wesson pistol with 30 rounds.
- Authorities deployed hundreds of police, helicopters and armoured vehicles as Porepunkah was placed in lockdown with businesses and the local school of just over 100 students kept inside for hours.
- Intelligence agencies will likely examine whether the attack qualifies as terrorism amid warnings by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about sovereign-citizen extremism; the deaths mark Victoria's biggest police loss since the 2020 Eastern Freeway crash.
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During a house search a man opens the fire on Tuesday. In the hail of bullets two policemen die, one is injured, but is now out of danger of life. The shooter can flee to the Australian hinterland. With a large task force is still looking for him.
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Felix VictorinoAustralian authorities have searched the country’s forested area on Wednesday in search of a 56-year-old armed man who is still at large one day after presumptive killing of two officers and wounding a third. Officers searched throughout the night for the man identified as Desmond Freeman, who fled on foot to a forested area after a shooting this Tuesday morning in the northeastern state of Victoria (southeastern Australia), according to AFP. Po…
Australia shooting suspect Dezi Freeman and dead officers identified as manhunt continues into second day
Freeman, who is heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival skills, is still on the run, but his wife and children have visited a police station and spoken to officers.
One of the two police officers who were killed by fire on Tuesday in the Australian city of Porepunkah, Victoria, is a 35-year-old man of Belgian origin, said Australian police in a Facebook publication. ...
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