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Australia police kills man suspected of killing two officers
- Freeman, suspected of killing two officers, was shot dead by police after a three-hour standoff in rural Victoria.
- Authorities had pursued 56-year-old Desmonn Freeman, known as 'Dezi', for seven months.
- The manhunt involved about 450 police officers, one of Australia’s most resourced operations.
- Freeman faced an August raid linked to an ongoing Wangaratta sexual offences investigation.
- Detective Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart were killed during the August raid.
- Local media describe Freeman as a conspiracy theorist tied to the sovereign citizen movement.
- Police stated there was no peaceful surrender from Freeman before the fatal shooting.
- The August raid was part of an investigation into sex offenses.
- Authorities have not yet formally identified Freeman by name.
- The shooting followed the raid on Freeman's property in Porepunkah, northeast of Melbourne.
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