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Manhunt After Two Victoria Police Officers Killed at Porepunkah Property

Specialist units and aircraft are searching the alpine region, with residents told to stay indoors.

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A huge manhunt began for Dezi Freeman after he allegedly shot dead two police officers and wounded another executing a search warrant at his property in Porepunkah on Tuesday. NewsWire
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Overview

  • Police say two officers — a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable — were fatally shot and a third was seriously wounded shortly after 10:30am while executing a warrant on Rayner Track.
  • The suspect fled into dense bushland and is described by police as heavily armed and dangerous, with hundreds of officers, dogs and helicopters dedicated to the search.
  • Media have named the suspect as Dezi Freeman and reported he identifies as a self-styled ‘sovereign citizen’, a link authorities say is still being assessed.
  • Police confirmed the suspect’s partner and children attended a station later on Tuesday and said there is no evidence they were with him after the shootings.
  • Residents remain under lockdown with schools and council facilities closed, and homicide and specialist detectives are investigating the killings; local media report the warrant related to alleged historical sex offences.