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A GUNMAN who allegedly killed two police officers could be hiding in a cave as his family handed themselves in.
A major manhunt is still underway for Dezi Bird Freeman, 56, who allegedly gunned down “execution style” three officers who were conducting a search warrant at a property in Porepunkah, Australia on Tuesday morning.
A manhunt is still underway for Dezi Bird Freeman who allegedly gunned down cops[/caption]
The search continued into Wednesday evening as the alleged gunman’s family turned themselves in to authorities[/caption]
Police sources told the Herald Sun it was a “straight-out execution” when Freeman allegedly opened fire with a shotgun as officers entered a bus where he and his family live.
A 59-year-old detective, just days from retirement, and a 35-year-old senior constable were killed in the horror attack.
A third officer, meanwhile, was shot in the thigh and is undergoing surgery in a Melbourne hospital.
The remaining seven members of the 10-officer team were unharmed.
On Wednesday, the search for the alleged killer continued as his family, who were feared to have been kidnapped by Freeman handed themselves in to authorities late on Tuesday.
Freeman’s whereabouts, meanwhile, remain unknown with cops believing he may have fled into the nearby dense bush.
The 45-year-old is well known to police, having been in and out of court for driving and traffic offences, defying police orders, and verbally abusing a judge in a roadside drug-test case last year.
In 2021, he was arrested at an anti-government protest. He has also previously compared police to Nazis.
Australian outlets are reporting that Freeman is a self-declared “sovereign citizen” – part of a fringe movement that rejects the authorities of Australian laws and government.
Often called “SovCits”, adherents have been Australia for decades, with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) previously describing them as mostly harmless.
But the movement has gained traction in recent years, fuelled by pandemic-era mistrust, and a 2023 AFP briefing note warned it has “an underlying capacity to inspire violence”.
Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed that ten officers went to the Porepunkah property around 10.30am on Tuesday to execute a search warrant when shots were fired.
He said: “They were fired upon. The two deceased officers are still at the scene. A third officer was seriously injured and is currently in surgery in hospital.”
Bush said the other officers on scene were uninjured, but stressed the incident was “still active and ongoing”.
“We have deployed all specialist resources into the area to arrest the person responsible… [they] are currently there looking for this person.”
That includes homicide detectives, the Armed Crime Squad, the Fugitive Squad and specialist police units.
Ambulance Victoria confirmed one person with serious lower-body injuries was flown to hospital in a stable condition.
The attack unfolded in Porepunkah, a small Alpine town of about 1,000 residents, located 186 miles north-east of Melbourne.
Local areas have been shut to aid the search operation[/caption]
About 50 officers and a police dog were reported at the scene[/caption]
The local primary school was placed into lockdown and the Alpine shire council closed all public facilities “effective immediately”.
Alpine shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said it had been an “unsettling” and “emotional” afternoon for the small community.
“Today has been a day of deep sorrow and shock for our community… We are grieving together,” she said in a statement, paying tribute to the officers killed and offering “thoughts, love and unwavering” support to their families.
“We hold our police in the highest regard. They serve with courage, compassion, and dedication, and their loss is felt profoundly across our region,” she added.
Nicholas also thanked teachers at the nearby school for keeping children calm during the lockdown, and locals for heeding police instructions. She closed with a plea: “Please stay safe.”
Prime minister Anthony Albanese said: “Our thoughts are with the police for the work they do, each and every day.
“SOVEREIGN citizens” – often called SovCits – are part of a fringe movement that falsely claims individuals can opt out of Australian law and government authority.
Followers often argue they are not bound by taxes, licences, fines, or court rulings.
The movement has existed in Australia for decades, borrowing heavily from conspiracy theories in the US.
While always on the margins, SovCits became more visible during the Covid pandemic, when mistrust in government and police surged.
Although many adherents are non-violent, police say confrontations can escalate when SovCits refuse to recognise authority.
Some have clashed with officers over property disputes, traffic stops, and legal orders.
The Australian Federal Police has warned the movement has “an underlying capacity to inspire violence.”
A 2023 AFP briefing note said SovCits are becoming more organised, using social media to spread their views and recruit supporters.
Authorities say numbers remain small but pockets of activity have been reported in regional areas.
Most activity involves disruptive legal claims and anti-government rhetoric — but some adherents have been linked to armed standoffs and violent threats.
“The men and women who wear the uniform of the police force, take risks each and every day.”
Premier Jacinta Allan told parliament: “Victoria police officers and all of our first responders show extraordinary bravery and courage every single day. They are the best of us.”
A large police operation remains underway in Porepunkah, with about 50 officers and a police dog reported at the scene.
The local airfield has been shut to the public to allow emergency access.
Meanwhile, locals are being warned to stay indoors, with PCC Bush saying: “I want to further assure the rural community around Bright that we will do everything to bring this person into custody so that your community is safe.
“Can I please ask you just to stay at home, not go out and about at the moment, until this operation is concluded?
“I’m leaving now to head to the area to support our officers and support the operation.”
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A DAD has been arrested after DNA results revealed his step-daughter gave birth to a baby with a 99.9 per cent match to him.
Dustin Walker, 34, is accused of sexual abuse after the “traumatised” girl, delivered the child their home in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Cherie Walker, 33, has been charged with enabling sexual abuse[/caption]
Mr Walker, the girl’s step-dad, and her mom Cherie Walker, 33, were arrested last week and initially charged with one count of felony child neglect following the baby’s birth on August 16.
The parents claimed they didn’t know the girl, who hadn’t been to a doctor in a year, was pregnant.
On Monday, their charges changed after a DNA test revealed the step-dad was a 99.9 per cent DNA match for the baby’s dad, The Muskogee County District Attorney’s Office told NBC News.
Mrs Walker was charged with enabling child sexual abuse, while her husband was charged with sexually abusing the girl.
In a statement, Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said: “This is one of the most if not the most serious child sexual abuse and neglect cases I have ever prosecuted.
“This child is traumatised. She’s been through a horrific ordeal. I mean, not only has somebody gotten her pregnant, but she gave birth at home without medical assistance, and this will be her life for the rest of her life.”
She added: “Each of the charges against both defendants are punishable by up to life.”
According to court documents, the couple were also charged with six counts of felony child neglect, including failing to supply proper medical care and supervision to the child when she was in labour.
The other charges relate to the treatment and care of their five children – aged, two, four, six, and nine – who were found to be “living in deplorable” conditions.
Cheryl Adkins, who lives next door, claimed the kids had “no running water” for the last two to three years.
Referring to the child’s pregnancy, she told 2News: “This is getting to me. They robbed her of her childhood.”
The children were pulled from their home on Tuesday where they were found with “no clothes on” and “living in dog feces”, court records said.
The kids’ grandmother, known only as Michelle A, claimed the conditions were down to the number of animals living in the family home, adding that the couple “try to keep it clean”.
When asked about the parents’ treatment of their children, she insisted they “love those children”.
She added: “They’ve made my daughter and my son-in-law a monster.”
The couple will appear in court on September 3.
It comes just days after Brittney Mae Lyon, 31, was captured weeping as she was jailed for sending disabled children to her sick lover so he could rape them.
The twisted carer earned the trust of parents who left their kids under her supervision by boasting she had studied child development.
But the San Diego woman was actually sexually abusing the girls – providing them to her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera, 31, so he could molest them.
In some cases, he filmed the horrific abuse on victimss as young as three years old and as old as seven.
The disabled children were autistic and non-verbal.
Grandmother Michelle A claims the couple have unfairly been labelled as ‘monsters’[/caption]
DUTCH police still haven’t figured out the nationality of the migrant accused of stabbing to death 17-year-old Lisa in Amsterdam.
The unnamed suspected allegedly followed th…
DUTCH police still haven’t figured out the nationality of the migrant accused of stabbing to death 17-year-old Lisa in Amsterdam.
The unnamed suspected allegedly followed th…
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