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A look at Friday’s key developments By Angus Delaney Alleged killer Dezi Freeman remains on the run after two police officers were shot dead and a third injured at a property in the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah.
Here’s what happened today:
Freeman’s wife Mali and his 15-year-old son were arrested and questioned by police in Porepunkah last night at a property owned by a family friend. “Those people have been released. There may or may not be charges that follow,” Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said today. Victoria Police has announced to its employees the funeral details for killed officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart for early September. Both will be farewelled with full honours. The injured officer is recovering in hospital and will undergo a second surgery. Officers from the AFP, South Australian and NSW police have joined the manhunt. More than 450 police are involved in the search operation. Friends and family of Freeman have implored him to surrender, as police make clear they’re open to facilitating the process. Police efforts have been hampered by wild weather, which is expected to continue into the weekend. Concerns have also been raised about Freeman’s firearms licence, which was repeatedly removed and returned to him, as new details emerge about Tuesday’s police shooting. Freeman allegedly shot Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson with a home-made shotgun through the door of a bus he was living in near Porepunkah.
We will continue to bring you updates as they happen.
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Police to be recalled from manhunt for city protests By Cassidy Knowlton and Alexander Darling Amid the search for the man accused of ambushing and killing two police officers in Victoria’s High Country, two protests in Melbourne are set to test the limits of Victoria Police resources.
A planned anti-immigration march, called the March for Australia, is set to coincide with the weekly pro-Palestine march through Melbourne CBD on Sunday, diverting police away from the hunt for alleged murderer Dezi Freeman in its crucial first weekend.
Police searching for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman today. Credit: Justin McManus
At a media conference on Friday in Wangaratta, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said the force’s priority was to continue to scour dense bushland for Freeman, who has been on the run since he alleged
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