Manhunt continues in Australian bush for 'heavily armed' suspect after two officers shot dead


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Aug 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police manhunt in Australia's rugged alpine bushland entered a second day on Wednesday after a "heavily armed" gunman allegedly shot dead two officers and injured another as they served a warrant at his rural property in the state of Victoria.

Victoria police said the suspected gunman, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, was a local man with expert knowledge of bushcraft and in possession of multiple powerful firearms.

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