Victoria Police have shot dead fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman at a rural property in the state’s north-east. He was reportedly shot shortly after 8.30 this morning.
Victoria Police said no officers were injured in the incident.
The State Coroner will attend the scene and Professional Standards Command will oversee the investigation into the shooting of Mr Freeman.
Victorian government minister Sonya Kilkenny said, “The main thing is that our thoughts, our concerns and our support are with the Porepunkah community and, of course, the families of the two police officers killed in that tragic incident almost six months ago.”
Freeman, 56, has been on the run since August over the fatal shooting of two police officers at Porepunkah. Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart, 35, were killed in the shooting.
Freeman, a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen”, then fled into bushland at Mount Buffalo National Park and had not been seen since.
Source: ABC News
