MELBOURNE, March 30 — Australian police said today they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s...
Diesel prices up? Time to leverage Malaysia’s palm oil as biodiesel savings could hit 20 sen per litre, says former minister ‘We don’t want to die. Please get us from here’: Helplines buzz with alerts from seafarers trapped in warA police guard of honour salutes as the coffin of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, one of two officers shot dead by a fugitive gunman, is transported in a funeral procession in Melbourne on September 5, 2025.
Australian police said today they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals. — AFP picand enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply.MELBOURNE, March 30 — Australian police said today they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers on a rural property in Victoria state. For the past seven months, hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region’s rugged terrain, pouring resources into one of Australia’s largest-ever manhunts. “A man has been fatally shot by police at a property in north east Victoria this morning as part of the operation to locate Desmond Freeman,” Victoria Police said in a statement when asked to confirm reports of Freeman’s death. Local media described Freeman as a conspiracy theorist and member of the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement, which falsely believes it is not subject to the law. He reportedly possessed strong bushcraft and outdoor survival skills, and police considered him armed and dangerous.“Today, we won’t reflect on the loss of a coward,” said the Police Association of Victoria. “We will remember the courage and bravery of our fallen members and every officer that has doggedly pursued this outcome for the community.”The 56-year-old — known as “Dezi” — opened fire on police as they raided his home in the small village of Porepunkah in August.A third officer was wounded in the lower body. While the reason for the search warrant has not been released, police said at the time the team included members of the sexual offences and child investigation squad.They offered a A$1 million reward — the largest possible — for information that helped bring him into custody. While fighting a speeding penalty in a Melbourne court, Freeman referred to police as “frigging Nazis”, “Gestapo” and “terrorist thugs”, according to court documents. A ban on automatic and semi-automatic weapons has been in place in Australia since a 1996 mass shooting in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in which a lone gunman killed 35 people. — AFP ‘We don’t want to die. Please get us from here’: Helplines buzz with alerts from seafarers trapped in war
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