Who is Dezi Freeman and what did he do? What to know about the Australian fugitive shot dead by Victoria police

56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August Live updates: Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Victoria police Full story: Dezi Freeman shot dead by police Dezi Freeman has been shot and killed by police after a seven-month manhunt in Victoria’s north-east. The Porepunkah man was accused of killing two police officers and injuring a third in August, triggering Australia’s “largest ever” tactical policing operation. Here’s what we know about Freeman and his death so far. Desmond “Dezi” Freeman, 56, lived in a bus on a rural property near the small town of Porepunkah on Victoria’s alpine region with his wife and two of his children. His third child moved out in 2024. On a pseudolaw podcast in 2019, Freeman called himself a photographer from north-east Victoria. He described himself as a “sovereign citizen” with a self-confessed hatred of police, with friends telling Guardian Australia he had become increasingly radicalised over the years. On 26 August last year, group of 10 police – made up of local officers and members of the sexual offences and child abuse investigation