After seven-month manhunt, Dezi Freeman shot dead by police

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Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after months on the run, reports say Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by police after seven months on the run, local media has reported. In August, Freeman, 56, allegedly shot dead two police officers on his property in the small Victorian town of Porepunkah before fleeing into dense bushland and evading extensive searches. Victorian police on Monday said a man had been fatally shot at a property in north-east Victoria shortly after 08:30 local time, as part of efforts to find Freeman.