Police Kill Manhunt Suspect After 200-Day Chase

0:00It's March 30, I'm Cory with the story. This is Cindy News today, driven by AI. After more than 200 days on the run, police killer Desi Freeman, who shot dead two officers last August 26th near Poropunca, was reportedly taken out by police in northeast Victoria this Monday morning. The massive manhunt finally ended at a property near Walwa on the Murray River, where a man believed to be Freeman was fatally shot during an end. Operation to track him down. Here this week, cops got a tip about him hiding in a caravan style setup nearly 200 kilometers from his old spot in the high country. They called him out, but after a tense three hour standoff, he wouldn't surrender and police opened fire. No officers got hurt, and they treated him as a top threat the whole time. The search was one of Australia's wildest, pulling in hundreds of cops, drones, choppers, and dogs across over 100 properties. Back in February, they thought he might have offed himself, but kept hunting anyway, even

1:01dangling a $1 million reward for info. Looks like someone helped him survive that long in the bush. Now, the homicide probe into the officer's death rolls on, roping in his shooting site too, with forensics, witnesses, and suspects who might have. Aided him. Victoria Police's top brass says they'll ID the body soon, while their pro standards team digs into all the shootings. This wraps a saga that's got everyone rethinking bush chases and cop safety protocols, with corner inquests ahead to unpack every angle and prevent. Repeat. Stay sharp out there.