Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by police after months on the run.
The 56-year-old was found on Monday morning and then shot by heavily armed police bringing to an end a complex, marathon search, 7NEWS can exclusively reveal.
Dezi Freeman, 56, who was born Desmond Filby, allegedly opened fire at police officers, killing two and injuring a third. Credit: Victoria Police
Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 34, died as they served a warrant at Freeman’s semi-rural property on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne, on the morning of Tuesday, August 26.
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A third officer, a detective that authorities have not identified publicly, underwent surgery for a leg wound. Seven other police escaped physically uninjured.
Freeman — also known as Desmond Filby — fled the scene.
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