Overview

• ABC reports confirm two officers have died and a third has been seriously injured during a warrant operation at a rural property near Porepunkah.
• Ambulance Victoria says paramedics treated one person for serious lower‑body injuries and airlifted them to hospital in a stable condition.
• Victoria Police describe the situation as an active, ongoing incident and urge the public not to attend the area.
• Special Operations Group officers, helicopters and other specialist resources have been deployed to support the search and secure the scene.
• Media reports, citing police contacts, say the suspected gunman is heavily armed and linked to the ‘sovereign citizen’ movement, while the local primary school and Alpine Shire facilities have been locked down.