Seven-Month Sovereign-Citizen Fugitive in Victoria Shot Dead by Police
TL;DR
After a months-long manhunt, Victoria Police fatally shot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen who killed two officers and fled into rural Victoria. Hundreds of officers and aircraft hunted Freeman until a three-hour standoff at a north-eastern Victoria property ended with his death; authorities say the shooting was justified while an investigation proceeds and the families of the slain officers were notified.
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