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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Cait Kelly, Benita Kolovos and Catie McLeod

Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt

A screengrab of Dezi Freemank, who has been shot dead by Victoria police
Dezi Freeman has been shot dead after a months-long manhunt since he allegedly killed two police officers in Porepunkah in Victoria in August. Photograph: Bruce Evans/Facebook

Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria.

The Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, confirmed a man was fatally shot by police shortly after 8.30am on Monday, after an hours-long standoff in which he failed to surrender peacefully at a property at Thologolong in the state’s north-east.

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