Police Killer Dezi Freeman Shot Dead After Seven-Month Manhunt

Victoria Police say the man was found 100 kilometres from where he gunned down two officers.

Photos of suspected police shooter Dezi Freeman and Victorian Police at the scene of a shooting in the high country of Porepunkah in Victoria, Australia, Aug. 26, 2025. AAP Image/Simon Dallinger

Dezi Freeman, a fugitive wanted over the fatal shooting of two police officers has been shot dead following a seven-month manhunt in Victoria.

Victoria Police confirmed officers acted on a tip-off about Desmond “Dezi” Freeman’s whereabouts at a rural property near Thologolong, close to Walwa, about 100 kilometres from his home in Porepunkah in the north-east of Victoria.