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Australian 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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Sovereign citizen fugitive believed shot dead by police after 7-month manhunt
One of the largest manhunts ever conducted in Australia has ended with the fatal shooting of a fugitive authorities believe to be Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” who’d been on the run for seven months after killing two police officers.
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AlKhaleej TodayAustralia’s most‑wanted fugitive who killed two officers shot dead after seven months on the run
MELBOURNE, March 30 — Australian police said today they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals.Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers on a rural property in Victoria state.For the past seven months, hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region’s rugged terrain, pourin…
‘Coward’: police killer shot dead after 7-month manhunt in Australia
Australian police said on Monday that they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers on a rural property in Victoria state. For the past seven months, hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region’s rugged terrain, pouring resources…
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