Dezi Freeman shooting live updates: Victoria police to give update on Australian fugitive shot dead after months-long manhunt
Porepunkah fugitive, 56, had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers in Australian alpine region in AugustFull story: Dezi Freeman shot dead by policeGet our breaking news...
By Stephanie Convery · The Guardian World
Porepunkah fugitive, 56, had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers in Australian alpine region in August Full story: Dezi Freeman shot dead by police Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A recap of the circumstances surrounding the hunt for Freeman The police officers who were shot had been part of a group of 10 police – made up of local officers and members of the sexual offences and child abuse investigation team – who entered Freeman’s Porepunkah property, about 300km north-east of Melbourne in rural Victoria, on a Tuesday morning in August to serve a search warrant. They were then allegedly fired upon by Freeman. I think it’s a big relief for us to have this chapter resolved, if this news is correct. It’s certainly something that’s been weighing on our minds for several months now. Since then everything has pretty much returned to normal ... but it’s certainly something that still gets discussed from time to time. When you’ve got an unresolved event like that where somebody’s clearly still being searched for, it’s going to keep coming up. And so, you know, I think it’s a relief just to have an end to all of that. Continue reading...