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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

Dezi Bird Freeman, the 56-year-old suspected gunman in the Porepunkah shooting, is at the centre of Victoria’s largest manhunt.

The 56-year-old self-described “sovereign citizen” is accused of killing two police officers in the Alpine region at a rural Porepunkah property on Tuesday morning. A team of 10 police officers, including members of the sexual offences and child investigation team, arrived at a property in Porepunkah, about 300km (186 miles) northeast of the city of Melbourne, to execute a search warrant.

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