After seven-month manhunt, Dezi Freeman shot dead by police
Corroborated by 4 sources from 4 publishers
TL;DR
Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday. Freeman had been wanted by authorities since he gunned down two police officers on his property in the small Victorian town of Porepunkah last August. Here's everything we know so far about how the seven-month manhunt came to an end.
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