Australian police killings suspect shot dead after three-hour stand-off

A man believed to be Dezi Freeman was fatally shot by police on Monday at a remote location near Thologolong, around two hours’ drive north of Porepunkah,

The suspect is thought to have been killed (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

Australian police believe they have shot dead a suspect accused of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago.

There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman, 56, since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home near Porepunkah in Victoria state north-east of Melbourne on August 26 last year, Victoria’s chief commissioner of police Mike Bush said on Monday.