Detectives from Taskforce Summit have arrested two people as part of their investigation into the movements of cop‑killer Desmond “Dezi” Freeman following the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah last August.
A man and a woman — both confirmed to be associates of Freeman and not family members — were arrested about 7am on Friday at two separate properties in northeast Victoria.
They are expected to be interviewed by police.
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Investigators say the probe remains active and no further details are being released at this stage.
Freeman, 56, was shot dead by police on March 29 after a three‑hour standoff at a rural property in Thologolong, in Victoria’s northeast.
Police had been searching for him for more than seven months after he shot dead Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart‑Hottart and seriously injured a third police officer during a search warrant at his Porepunkah property in August 2025.
Freeman, a self‑described sovereign citizen, had been hiding in a shipping container‑style structure when heavily armed officers surrounded the site. Police say he emerged wrapped in a blanket and presented a firearm, prompting officers to open fire.
He was shot shortly after 8.30am, with Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush saying the shooting was “justified” and that Freeman had been given every opportunity to surrender peacefully.
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