Overview

• Ten officers serving a search warrant on Rayner Track were fired upon, killing a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable and seriously wounding a third officer.
• Police say the suspect is heavily armed, fled on foot into surrounding forest, and remains at large as helicopters and specialist units comb the area.
• Victoria Police have not named the suspect; multiple outlets have identified him as Dezi Freeman and reported links to sovereign-citizen ideology and historical sexual‑offence inquiries.
• The suspect’s partner and children presented to a police station on Tuesday evening, and authorities say there is no indication they were with him after the shooting.
• Schools, council facilities and the local airfield were locked down, homicide and armed crime detectives are leading the investigation, and the public has been urged to avoid the area.