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Dezi Freeman had been on the run since the fatal shooting of two police officers in August.
Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by police after seven months on the run, local media has reported.
In August, Freeman, 56, allegedly shot dead two police officers on his property in the small Victorian town of Porepunkah before fleeing into dense bushland and evading extensive searches.
Victorian police on Monday said a man had been fatally shot at a rural property in north-east Victoria shortly after 08:30 local time, as part of efforts to find Freeman.
No police officers were hurt during the shooting, police said. The state coroner will attend the scene.
Freeman allegedly shot dead Detective Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart after police went to his home on 26 August with a search warrant as part of a child sex abuse investigation.
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