Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Australia Offers $1 Million Reward for Fugitive Gunman
Imagine a bad guy named Dezi Freeman is wanted by the police.
He's accused of shooting and killing two police officers in Australia.
The police went to his property because they had a search warrant.
Now, the police are looking for him in the mountains.
To help catch him, the government is offering a lot of money, like winning the lottery, to anyone who can help find him.
The police are searching a big area, which includes a town called Porepunkah.
Over 450 police officers are working hard to catch him safely.
The authorities are hoping to bring him into custody quickly.
Australian authorities are offering a A$1 million reward for the capture of Dezi Freeman.
Freeman is wanted in connection with the killing of two police officers.
The shootings occurred on August 26 at a rural property.
The search is concentrated in the mountains of Victoria state.
Freeman is believed to have expert bushcraft skills and multiple firearms.
- Who
- Dezi Freeman, the alleged gunman.
- What
- Authorities are searching for Freeman after he allegedly killed two police officers.
- When
- The shootings occurred on August 26, and the search has been ongoing for 11 days.
- Where
- The search is focused in the mountains of Victoria state, Australia.
- Why
- Freeman allegedly fired on police officers executing a search warrant.
- Reward Amount
- A$1 million ($650,000)
- Fugitive's Name
- Dezi Freeman (formerly Desmond Filby)
- Number of Police Killed
- 2
- Location of Shootings
- Rural property in Victoria state, Australia
- Date of Shootings
- August 26
- Search Area
- Mountains of Victoria state, including Porepunkah