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Fugitive Killer of Two Officers Shot Dead
30 Mar
Summary
- A fugitive accused of killing two police officers was shot dead by authorities.
- The suspect was hunted for months after a deadly shooting in Victoria.
- Police offered a substantial reward for information leading to his capture.
A manhunt that spanned months has concluded with the fatal shooting of a fugitive accused of killing two police officers in Victoria. The 56-year-old, identified in media reports as Dezi Freeman, was on the run since August after the alleged murders of two officers and the injury of a third.
Police had been actively searching for him, even offering a A$1 million reward for information leading to his arrest. He was believed to possess significant bushcraft skills and multiple firearms, having fled into bushland at Mount Buffalo National Park.
The operation to locate Freeman culminated on Monday morning when police fatally shot a man at a property in northeast Victoria. Victoria Police confirmed a man was shot during the operation but did not identify him, stating that no officers were injured.
