How Australia’s seven-month-long manhunt came to an end
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“Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday.”
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Multiple web search results report that Dezi Freeman was shot and killed by police on Monday morning after being on the run. The Conversation also reports this event. The web search results confirm the core elements of the claim across multiple independent reports.
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— Porepunkah shooter Dezi Freeman found and shot dead by police.Dezi Freeman shooting live updates: Victorian premier says ‘an evil man is dead and it’s over’ after Australian fugitive killed by police.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— Australian police have shot and killed Dezi Freeman after the double-murderer spent seven months on the run.Victoria Police say a man was shot dead after an hours-long stand-off at a rural property in…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo
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— A blue shipping container is seen where Victoria Police officers attended a scene where fugitive Dezi Freeman was shot dead. View image in fullscreen. Police believed Freeman was armed when he was kil…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/dezi-…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/dezi-…
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“Freeman had been wanted by authorities since he gunned down two police officers on his property in the small Victorian town of Porepunkah last August.”
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The web search results consistently place the initial incident where Freeman killed two police officers in Porepunkah, Victoria, in August. One source specifies the date as August 26, 2025, and mentions the killing of two officers in Porepunkah.
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— Freeman killed a detective and a senior constable on Tuesday when 10 armed police officers attempted to search his property in Porepunkah, located around 320 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. Another…
https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/27/manhunt-for-gunman-in-fa…
https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/27/manhunt-for-gunman-in-fa…
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— Dezi Freeman. On the morning of 26 August 2025, police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart were killed in a shooting at a property near the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, Austral…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porepunkah_police_shootings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porepunkah_police_shootings
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— Victoria Police say a man was shot dead after an hours-long stand-off at a rural property in the state's north-east on Monday morning. Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said the man was believed to be Free…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo
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