Authorities in the southeast of Victoria have reported that police in Australia are looking for a gunman who fatally shot two officers and injured another on a rural property.
About 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of Melbourne, according to a statement from Victoria police, the shooting took place on Tuesday at 10:30 am as 10 police officers arrived at the property.
Police urged residents of Porepunkah and the surrounding area to stay indoors until further notice, and they also advised against visiting the area.
According to Victoria police, “the precise circumstances surrounding the incident are still being determined, and it continues to be a dynamic situation.”
The offender is believed to have since left the property, but his whereabouts are still unknown. The man’s whereabouts are being actively searched.
According to local media, the suspect was identified as Dezi Freeman as the police officers had gone there to execute a warrant for alleged historical sex crimes.
The families of the officers who died, received condolences from Australian Federal Police Association President Alex Caruana.
What has happened in Porepunkah serves as a reminder of the risks officers face every day in keeping the community safe, according to a statement from Caruana.
In Australia, strict gun laws were put in place in response to the 1996 mass shooting in Port Arthur, which resulted in the deaths of 35 people and 23 others.
Source: Aljazeera
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