The Latest Breaking News from Porepunkah

The healing continues in the shadow of fallen police

One year after a deadly ambush at a remote property claimed the lives of two police officers, a region remains scarred but is slowly healing.

AAP · Aug 28

Fallen officers never forgotten as memorial unveiled

Hundreds of police officers and grieving families have united for a memorial service, nearly a year after two officers were gunned down at a regional property.

AAP · Aug 24

Two arrested during investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements as police reveal killer likely travelled to NSW

Victoria and NSW police search seven properties as they examine where shooter travelled after killing two officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16

An isolated property, a morning standoff and an armed fugitive: Dezi Freeman’s final hours

Freeman is understood to have emerged from his hideout cloaked in a blanket or doona, which he dropped to reveal a weapon

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

Notorious Fugitive Dezi Freeman Shot Dead in Rural Victoria Stand-Off

A massive police operation in Victoria ended with the fatal capture of Dezi Freeman, the fugitive accused of killing two officers. Learn about the seven-month manhunt and its dramatic conclusion.

International Business Times UK · Mar 30

Australian police believe fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run

Police had been searching for ‘sovereign citizen’ since he fatally shot two officers last August

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Seven months ago, Dezi Freeman vanished in the mountain fog. Now he’s been shot dead – but many questions remain

The ‘sovereign citizen’ who killed two police officers had left in his wake a haze of rumours and misinformation

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

What we know so far about the shooting of fugitive Desmond ‘Dezi’ Freeman

Police shot dead a man on Monday, in an operation police said ended their seven-month search for the 59-year-old who has been on the run since allegedly killing two police officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

Who is Dezi Freeman and what did he do? What to know about the Australian fugitive shot dead by Victoria police

56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

Fugitive emerged from building holding weapon before being shot dead, commissioner says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 30