Police Kill Fugitive After Manhunt

0:00It's March 30, Toronto News. Today starts now, AI-powered, and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Australian police just wrapped up a seven-month manhunt by shooting dead 56-year-old Desmond Freeman, the fugitive who gunned down two officers. In Victoria last August, it all kicked off during a raid on his home in the small town of Porpanka, where Freeman opened fire on a team from the Sexual Offensive Squad, killing 59-year-old detective Neil Thompson and 35-year-old senior constable Badim DeWart while wounding a third officer. More than 450 cops poured everything into the search across rugged bushland, chasing leads with a $1 million Australian reward. On the table, the biggest ever offered down under. Freeman, a so-called sovereign citizen and conspiracy theorist with killer survival skills, dodged capture for months, possibly with help from locals. Who bought into his anti-police rants calling cops, Nazis and Dougs?

1:01Monday morning, officers took him out at a Northeast Victoria property during the ongoing operation, and now the Police Association is honoring there. Fallen Heroes, while closing the book on this nightmare for good.