SYDNEY, March 30 (Reuters) - Australian police said ⁠on Monday a fugitive gunman, who had been on the run for seven ⁠months for allegedly killing two police officers, was believed to have been ‌shot dead in a police operation in a remote town in Victoria state. "While the man is yet to be formally identified, police believe it is likely to be 56-year-old Porepunkah man Desmond Freeman," Victoria Police said in ​a statement. Freeman, previously known as Desmond Filby, was fatally shot ⁠at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday (2130 ⁠GMT, Sunday) following a three-hour standoff at a rural property in northeast Victoria, Australian media ⁠widely ‌reported. Satellite imagery ‌showed the property was studded with multiple buildings, ​two shipping containers, a caravan and several derelict vehicles, the report said. ($1 = 1.4605 Australian dollars)(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Sonali Paul and Michael Perry)

Source: The Star March 30, 2026 11:36 UTC