Who is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest a magistrate, court records reveal

Victoria police say alleged shooter remains on the run and armed after two officers killed and a third injured

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Dezi Freeman, the man suspected of shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at a rural Victorian property, has previously called police “terrorist thugs” and has a history of association with pseudolaw and “sovereign citizen” ideas.

The Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect was believed to be “heavily armed”. The suspect was still at large on Wednesday morning.