Porepunkah police shooting: two people arrested in late-night raid as manhunt for suspect Dezi Freeman continues

Published on August 29, 2025 at 01:32 AM
Porepunkah police shooting: two people arrested in late-night raid as manhunt for suspect Dezi Freeman continues

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’

Victoria police say they have arrested a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, interviewed them and released them “pending further inquiries” in the manhunt for suspected gunman Dezi Freeman in Victoria’s high country.

As of Friday morning there had been no confirmed sightings of Freeman, 56, also known as Desmond Filby, since he allegedly shot and killed two police officers and injured a third when they came to execute an arrest warrant on him at a rural property in Porepunkah on Tuesday.

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