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MELBOURNE, Australia. — <\/span>Australian police said they believe they shot dead a suspect Monday accused of killing two police officers<\/a> and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago.<\/p>\n

There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman,<\/a> 56, since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home near Porepunkah in Victoria state northeast of Melbourne on Aug. 26 last year, Victoria\u2019s Chief Commissioner of Police Mike Bush said on Monday.<\/p>\n

A man believed to be Freeman was fatally shot by police on Monday at a remote location near Thologolong, around two hours’ drive north of Porepunkah, a police statement said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe it is Freeman, but we have to go through a formal identification process,\u201d Bush told reporters in Melbourne. Identification could take up to 48 hours through processes including fingerprinting.<\/p>\n

Heavily armed Special Operations Group tactical police were involved in a standoff for three hours before the suspect was shot. He had been inside a shelter like a shipping container and did take up a police offer to surrender, Bush said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was all about bringing this to a conclusion as safely as possible. Our ultimate goal was to arrest the person there \u2026 as peacefully as possible,\u201d Bush said.<\/p>\n

Bush said he \u201cstrongly believed\u201d the suspect was armed. Bush could not say whether the suspect fired at police.<\/p>\n

Australian news outlets widely reported that Freeman espoused co-called sovereign citizen beliefs and had grievances with police. He had wilderness survival skills that police feared could sustain him living in the open indefinitely.<\/p>\n

The shooting of three police officers led to a massive search across Victoria\u2019s heavily forested alpine region. In recent months, police said they suspected Freedman had killed himself. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to follow every avenue of inquiry and there was a lot to suggest that Freedman had taken his own life,\u201d Bush said.<\/p>\n

Bush would not say whether a tipoff led police to the suspect on Monday. Police had offered a 1 million Australian dollar ($678,000) reward for information.<\/p>\n

Police said they continue to investigate whether others had helped the suspect avoid arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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