Overview

• Officers were executing a warrant linked to historical sex offences when gunfire killed Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, and wounded a third officer now recovering after surgery.
• Authorities imposed temporary restricted airspace over the search area through Friday and urged residents to stay indoors and avoid travel.
• Freeman fled on foot into dense bushland and may be carrying firearms taken from the scene, according to police.
• The suspect’s partner and children were interviewed by detectives, who say there is no indication they were with him after the shooting.
• Hundreds of officers, specialist tactical units and aircraft remain deployed with no confirmed sightings reported since Tuesday.